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True or False: Texas cotton farmers didn't really need the railroads after the

Civil War because they were already quite wealthy

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Answer:

False.

Step-by-step explanation:

The American Revolutionary War was a war of independence of the United States of America that was fought between the 19th of April, 1775 and 3rd of September, 1783. The war started when the delegates from the thirteen (13) American colonies in Congress (First continental congress) revolted against the Great Britain over their lack of representation in the colonies and refusal to give consent to parliament's taxation such as Stamp Act and Townshend Acts.

On the 1st of February, 1861, Texas formally seceded from the Union and subsequently, joined the Confederate States on the 2nd of March, 1861.

In the years after the Civil War was over, many railways that stretched over thousand of miles were built by the Texan government in order to aid the efficient and smooth transportation of cattles, lumber, cottons and the people from one location to another.

Hence, Texas cotton farmers needed the railroads after the Civil War because the war had a negative impact on both the eastern and western Texans.

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