Economic Changes
Railroads caused the price of goods to what?
decrease
People moved for work and created what kind of town?
What are Jim Crow railcars?
Segregated railcars in the South
Railroads drove urbanization, leading to...
people moving from rural towns to big cities
Railroads boosted which markets?
Steel and Iron
What are boomtowns?
Towns that exploded in size and population because of railroads.
Were Jim Crow railcars mandated by law in the South?
yes
What did railroads enable?
mass migration
Why couldn't early rail lines connect?
They had different track widths and rail gauges.
What happened at railroad junctions?
New towns were created.
What happened to the Native Americans when the rail lines were built?
Disrupted Native American life and led to displacement and cultural destruction.
Railroads created what?
Suburbs
In 1869, which rail lines joined to create the first transcontinental rail line?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
What were the main causes of urban growth?
What was the railroad's effect on time?
Standardization of time
Railroads caused people to move where? (north, south, east, or west)
west