Question

Explain how industrialization and the transcontinental railroad contributed to the idea of Manifest Destiny.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Transcontinental Railroad was the result of the U.S. commitment to Manifest Destiny and its burgeoning industrial might conscent. The money capitalized the project, and the railroads could use the land to entice settlers to the West, who in turn would need the railroads to haul freight.

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Answer 2

Industrialization and the transcontinental railroad lead to the manifest destiny because it lead Americans to believe that god had wanted them to expand more westward. Though this wasn’t completely true, this lead to the market revolution causing a rise in slavery and cotton. This contributed to the manifest destiny because America had kept expanding from purchasing Texas and California leading to the Mexican American war