During the late 1800s, what were the major characteristics of the East and the West?

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East and West in the world? Or in Canada? Or in Texas?

Where?
In America! It's American Histor, so East and West of the United States
The East was urbanized while the West was rural.
And, does these characteristics still hold true today?
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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