All of these played important roles!
The mining industry enabled the excavation of many important and precious minerals which wre later used in differetn technological applciations.
The railroads increased the speed by which things were being transmitted.
The cattle business enabled people to sustain themselves through food.
The homestead act enabled people to become self-sufficient.
The *limbic system* is faster than that of the *prefrontal cortex*
It occurs approximately two years earlier for girls
