I think someone might have already asked this question....
In American history, The West and the East, what were the major characteristics of each during the late 1800s? (Try to think broadly here and consider where economic power was concentrated, what the influences on each region were, etc.) Do those characteristics still hold true today?
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All I can suggest is that you think about where the cities were at that time, and how concentrations of wealth and population have an impact on how much influence can be exerted. Has anything changed in the last 120 years?
Yes, I know that the West was more rural and the East was more urban. What about the economy? That's what I'm having trouble with.