The answer is: St. Petersburg
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Rail road companies facilitated settlement of the Great Plains because it provided a means of transportation for settlers to get to the location. The government had also provided land to these companies which they sold at an affordable cost to the new settlers. The area was a large expanse of flat land making it easy for newcomers to establish agriculture.
European nations had new sources of raw materials and other resources.
He'd already invaded France and was a the bring of war with England
