A Booming End to the 19th Century
More changes occurred in America in the late 19th century than any other time period. The country went through rapid expansion - from residents of its land to cuisine to transportation of goods and people. While the last quarter of the 20th century brought many modern conveniences, the century before brought this country things that would be nearly impossible to live without. The development of railroads was the single greatest change in the 19th century. In only twenty-five years, almost 70,000 miles of tracks were laid. This in itself was a great feat, because of all the people and products used in the building of the railroads. In order to build railroads, forests were cut down to lay the track. Iron was needed for pins and also to build the trains. Coal and wood were needed to run the trains, and many people were needed to build the railroads. Railroads enabled people to see places they had never seen before. Before railroads were built, no one would venture much past their nearest town, which was often miles away. It took them days to travel to town in horse-drawn buggies. After railroads were brought to the United States, people could travel halfway across the country in the same amount of time. They were
Bibliography Carnes, Mark, and John Garraty. After the Civil War, the people of the south realized they had virtually no industry. Houses were crowded with people, but they didn't mind very much because they were with their families and friends, and they had jobs. Railroads changed many daily habits of Americans. This all brought on the "get rich quick" mentality to much of the country. Many of these new immigrants were from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. Fruits, grains, vegetables, and meats were transported to all parts of the country. "Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King. It brought about the age of "conspicuous consumption," the idea of having a lot just to show it off. It brought the beginning of suburbs, the middle-class commodity homes. If you could improve the land after five years, it was yours to keep.
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