Which Is NOT One of the Tactics Used by Railroads

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the tactics used by railroads to get settlers to move to the American West?

• A) setting up information offices abroad.
• B) soliciting the services of "independent" observers who wrote about what they saw in the West.
• C) commissioning painters and photographers to provide romanticized depictions of American ? Indians.
• D) using celebrities, such as Buffalo Bill, as endorsers.
• E) distributing fact sheets and maps.

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