Here is the answer. Some of the problems American Soldiers faced at the beginning of the Spanish-American war is that, they only had little training and there were less supplies available for them to be used in the war. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day!
1) They could've tried to defend the European Explorers to not set foot on there land, even though they might've all died in war.
2) Horrible, they got there first, its theirs, and they don't deserve the diseases the Europeans do, they can stay to their religion, and its not a big deal.
Railroads played an absolutely crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, since they made for the incredibly fast transfer of goods such as iron and steel that were used to build things--not to mention the transport of the workers themselves.