How did industrialization alter the American landscape in the West and the East?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. The advent of the railroad caused the frontier to disappear in the West.
b. The railroad brought hunters and traders who decimated the buffalo population on the Great Plains.
c. The railroad brought ranchers and farmers who transformed the land into pastures for cattle and farms.
d. In the East, industrialization changed the appearance of cities.
e. The skyscraper symbolized the industrial age, with its use of steel and elevators.
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