Railroads encouraged settlement in the west because they opened up economic opportunities in the west. Through the railroad, products from west coast could be transported back to the East and vice-versa and thereby opening up the markets of the west and also Asia to the East.
To exploit the new business opportunities, people began to move and settle in the west. Within 10 years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year. It ensured a production boom and was America's first technology corridor
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<h3>It talks about the cruelty of wars.</h3>
Explanation:
- The author said that the book is "least of all an adventure" because it talks about the cruelty of wars unlike other books that talks about the heroic experience of soldiers and armies.
- In this book, the author writes about the dreadfulness of death and war from the eyes of the soldiers. The reference of the statement “death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it” in the book reminds us that the experiences of the soldiers were more than just adventure. It was shattering, horrifying and daunting.
There are a total of 535 Members of Congress. 100 serve in the U.S. Senate, and 435 serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
