The Greatest Economic Consequence of the Transcontinental Railroad Network Was

question 158

Multiple Choice

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

• A) spread the U.S. population across the whole continent.
• B) enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities.
• C) united the nation into a single, integrated national market.
• D) made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West.
• E) developed a skilled industrial workforce.

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Definitions:

Insight Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that aims to increase a patient's awareness of underlying motives and defenses to facilitate change.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of behavior conditioning where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the occurrence of that behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavior therapy used to gradually reduce phobia or anxiety through controlled exposure to the feared object or situation.

Harmless Stimulus

A stimulus that does not cause pain or damage and is not threatening.