What effect did access to better communication and transportation have in the late 1800's?

All of that led to Americans lives being easier and the country to become better connected between states

"budgeting is not just for the people who do have enough money. it is for everyone who wants to ensure that their money is enough."

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada