Between the 1830s-60s large amounts of railroads were laid and trains replaced canals as the primary mode of transportation.
1853 first union rail station in the world opens.
from 1850-1871 railroads received 175 million acres equal to one tenth of the united states.
The Homestead Act was passed in 1862 it gave settlers 160 acres of free land. To acquire the land you had to file an application, and show proof of improving the land.
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