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What effect did railroads have on the population west of the Mississippi River?

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It also decreased the amount of time it took to get from Point A to Point B so the materials and people could get places faster
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The railroads, in essence, stabilized the communities west of Mississippi River by making it easy to transport people and goods from industrial hubs to the new communities.

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