Which of the Following Statements About the American Railroad Industry

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry during the 1860-1900 period is accurate?

• A)The first transcontinental railroad was built in the South.
• B)In the 1880s, there still were not enough railroads built to meet the economic demand.
• C)Unlike other industries, the railroad industry experienced little corruption.
• D)Most of the country's railroads had already been completed before the Civil War.
• E)Former soldiers, ex-slaves, and immigrants formed much of the crews who built the transcontinental rail line.

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