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what was the extent to which the Civil War fostered change in the United States economy in the period from 1861 to 1900.

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1)an end to slavery.2)an increase in the need for cheap labor to work in the factories; and (3) an increase in railroad building.

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From 1865 to 1900, improvements and new technology such as the transcontinental railroad, refrigerated car, and the assembly line fostered great change in American industry.

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During this period, the economic change most fostered by the Civil War included (1) an end to slavery; (2) an increase in the need for cheap labor to work in the factories; and (3) an increase in railroad building.

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