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How did the growth of cities lead to westward expansion?

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Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age.
New agricultural machinery allowed farmers to increase crop yields with less labor, but falling prices and rising expenses left them in debt.
Farmers began to organize in local and regional cooperatives like the Grange and the Farmers’ Alliance to promote their interests.
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