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First off the railroads allowed people to be transported from one city to another in half the time from them walking. This allowed families to see each other and friends to visit. However one problem was how African Americans were treated they were sat in different train cars because of their skin color making a huge drift between whites and African Americans. Nature was affected because trees had to be removed to build the railroads and many forests suffered because of this. Not to mention the smoke from the trains which would pollute the air. Hope this helps.
Explanation:
It was an act of the congress of the confederation of the United States, hoped that answered your question :)
Spoils System: The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
The absolutists governments in europe tend to believe in Sovereignty, in which there will be a person or a group that held the power that could be considered above laws that couldn't even be remotely apprehended by its people.
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