The making of a Superpower USA - Economy (1865-1890)

What was the impact of the 1st transcontinental railroad being built in 1869?

It allowed Westward expansion + employed 1 million by 1869

How many kilometres of rail was built between 1869 and 1873?

53,000km

What was the effect of the population increasing to 31.5 million in 1860?

Cheap labour + new consumers

What was the population in 1880?

50 million

How many immigrants were in America during the 1870s?

2.5 million

What was the impact of the 1862 Homestead Act?

Farming expansion (population growth)