Answer: Yes! Industrial revolution!
Okie, so, Some new technology that helped change life in the West includes:
- rail roads
- steam power
- sewing machine
- telegraph
There's so much more than that, but those are the main ones.
Explanation:
Railroads made it much easier to transport more goods long distances in a relatively short amount of time.
Steam power made it possible for more factories to be powered, as well as exist. It also lead to inventions such as the steam boats and steam train.
Sewing machines made life on the plains easier. sewing clothes by hand took a loooooong freaking time, but with the sewing machine people (mostly women... only women?) could sew many clothes in the time it took to sew one by hand.
The telegraph enabled quick communication over long distances. It also helped America feel more connected. If something big happened in New York, it would normally take months for the news to reach, say California, but with the telegraph, people could receive news right after, or even while it was happening.
Bolivar hated the fact that political appointees who exercised power were appointed directly by the royalty without taking into consideration the views, or the agenda of the local population, and without involving their vote and voice at all.
This year when Hilary Clinton won the popular vote but Donald Trump had won the electoral college votes ultimately winning the election.
A penal colony. Run for the purpose of keeping criminals out of Britain, whilst being punished.