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They were grown and harvested by slaves, or enslaved people.
The Intolerable Acts basically allowed the British soldiers to do anything they wanted to the colonists making it to where the colonists never could do anything again. The Boston Tea Party is what started the Intolerable Acts.
The transcontinential railroad brought more money to the railroad companies because more people had access to the railroads, therefor using them more, and money was brought in. Not 100% sure, but that is my guess
Because the "ICE AGE" wiped out a lot of the population out.!
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