The New Deal created new lines of credit to help distressed farmers save their land and plant their fields. It helped tenant farmers secure credit to buy the lands they worked. It built roads and bridges to help transport crops, and hospitals for communities that had none.
The development of railroads was one of the most important phenomena of the Industrial Revolution. Trains provided supplies and equipment and a lifeline of the army. Trains made a big impact on the citizens. Railroads were visible symbols of industry and modernity during the Civil War.
Answer: The victory of the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, in the election of 1860. The sectionalism of the 1850s led to a split within the Democratic Party.
