Question

How did new railroads and improvements in railway technology help spur economic growth?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Railways and improvements in railway technology have helped economic growth by having a faster way of transporting goods, lowering production costs, creating domestic markets, a model for those businesses, and stimulating growth for other businesses.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Buiding a railroad :

- Shortened distances

- it  made travel faster and safer from the US East coast to the West coast

- it  reduced time needed to move merchandises and other good, thus increasing trade

- It allowed to improve communication between distant regions.