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What 2 immigrant groups help build the railroads?
Mainly the Chinese and Irish built the railroads in the USA. In the UK it was mainly the Irish.
What did the first railroads carry?
The first railroads carried raw materials and finished goods.
What did the Americans first railroads carry?
Cotton from the south(apex)
What do ferries carry?
Ferries mainly carry people an vehicles
What was one advantage of canals over railroads in the 1840s?
the advantage of canals over railroads was they could carry heavy materials quickly to where they where needed where as rail was not able to carry very much. Canals, while harder to build, were less expensive to operate.
What industry did the Vanderbuilt family control?
Vanderbilt mainly controlled railroads, southern railroads in particular. His fortune started during the Industrial Revolution and it has been controlled by his family ever since.
Who owned railroads in the east part of the country?
Financiers mainly. This question is not precise. Which country do you mean? When are you talking about?
What did farmers in the west and south depend on to carry their wheat cotton and tobacco to the market?
Boats and railroads
The expansion of the American steel industry and railroads during the civil war was made possible mainly by?
coal industry
Could anyone give you a simple sentence with the word freight?
Trucks and railroads carry most of the freight.
Do veins carry mainly nutrients or waste?
Waste
What is a function of humam blood?
Mainly to carry oxygen to your organs..
