In turn, the railroads had a great impact on the steel industry. ... The rapid rise of the steel and railroad industries between the end of the Civil War and the early 1900s spurred the growth of other big businesses, especially in the oil, financial, and manufacturing sectors of the economy.
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we gave them land to have after the war was over so they can be separated
The 3 purposes of Freedman's Bureau was to free slaves, provide free land, and help find employment.