They united as one and overcame countless difficulties, finally turning Mars into a self-sufficient, sufficiently fed and economically comfortable planet for life.
That is to say, by the year 2350, the standard of living on Mars still hadn't caught up to Earth's in the year 2024.
Then from 2350 to 2550, the Martians were building their homes, and technological development was basically at a standstill, since the first order of business was survival through self-sufficiency.
After 2550, once the issues of food, safety, and diet were all resolved, Mars finally entered the era of technological development.
This was the arrival of another bottleneck, with resources and energy both presenting problems. Even today, in 2624, the standard of living and technological level on Mars could only barely be said to have reached Earth's levels in the year 2200.