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How did the railroad effect Texas

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Without the railroads, the economy of the West would have had a very hard time expanding. The economy of the West was based largely on mining and agriculture. Both of these industries needed a way to get their products back to the East, where the vast majority of Americans lived.

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The railroad effected texas because it was a new way of transportation of goods and people. Mail could be sent faster. Goods could be sent faster. It improved Texas in many ways.

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