How did railroads became the key to America's economic growth after the American Civil war?

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Anthonyv · Answer 1 · 2021-02-10T10:50:51+0000

Answer:The expansion of the railroads in the late 1800s was instrumental in helping the US economy boom. It did this in two ways. First, the railroads created a tremendous amount of demand for goods and labor on their own. As the railroads were being built, they needed huge numbers of people to build them.

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