When the Transcontinental Railroad was under development it made distance and time seem shorter from east to west. The railroad changed the way we traded and bought things, it made it less stressful and more faster. Not only did it help businesses, but affected the population and placement of animals such as cattle and buffalo.
Industrialization also changed where he United states population lived. When steel was invented many cities blew up during the gilded age since then till the present, majority of the population in the U.S lived in rural areas. During this time population