Answer: Owners of horse drawn wagons and canals did not want railroads because they feared they would lose business. Locomotives were unsafe and unreliable and often collided.
Explanation:
Bleeding Kansas (1855-1861) consisted of millions of dollars in property damage, and dozens dead, due to the onslaught of violence from pro-slavery Border Ruffians who clashed with Free-Staters (jayhawkers) on the matter of slavery. Eventually, this would lead to the voting of slavery's justification in Kansas, but obviously the popular sovereignty was coated in blood.
The reason why progressives see the expansion of Government powers and the opportunity to reform American society is Economic rationalization, Spirit of nationa unity and purpose, social justice, and federal powers with increased prescience in Americans ail life.
