3. Describe how the railroad affected settlement patterns in America?
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Another huge factor affecting the changing geographic patterns of the U.S. was the development of transportation and communication. Telegraphs allowed messages to be relayed over long distances, and railroads allowed goods and people to move faster than ever before.

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The Railroads affected settlement patterns in the United States because railroads made getting goods to distance markets much easier and less costly. ... Railroads and steel industries interrelated because they were first developed in Great Britain in the early 1800's

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