THE GROWTH OF CITIES AND INDUSTRY

Miles of railroad track went from about 30,000 in 1860 to 254,000 in 1910. Transportation Timeline The availability of cheap labor in the form of immigrants also fueled the industrial growth of the nation. For example, the potato famine in Ireland in 1845 would bring millions of … ................
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