1. Industrial Revolution
Between 1860 and 1900, the amount of coal produced in America increased by 2000% and the production of steel increased by 5000%! ... Miles of railroad tracks increased six times. ... New workers came from two main sources; the first source is from many Americans who owned farms and made money from the crops they grew were working in factories. ... The answer to this problem was to increase production and the workers in America. ... The Industrial Revolution also provided money for westward expansion through the development of the railroad. ...
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