What effect did the discovery of gold and silver have on the development of towns and communities in the west?

Communities were formed to serve the needs of miners & motivated timely completion of the transcontinental railroad which led to further settlement & growth

Boomtowns came up almost overnight because people wanted gold & they stayed there

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer is (d); ///athens had a small population;

representative government

explanation:

american revolution: major events leading to declaration of independence. 1765-1766; tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies. 1766: stamp act repealed after merchants protesting due to their goods not being bout and officials being threatened.