What factors led to increased demand for minerals after the civil war ?

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Kris Kowal · Answer 1 · 2021-03-21T00:31:53+0000

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Demand for minerals rose dramatically after the Civil War as the United States changed from a farming nation to an industrial nation. Mining also led to the building of railroads to connect the mines to factories back east. In 1859 a prospector named Henry Comstock staked a claim near Virginia City, Nevada

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