... underpaid and over-worked. Many laborers were taken advantage of during this time period, which may make industrial success not look as good as some may perceive it to be. Along with industrial increase in America was a need for transportation, a connection between the east and west. This was the main reason for the building of the trans-continental railroad which connected ... ...

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