Historians Are in General Agreement That

question 40

Multiple Choice

Historians are in general agreement that

• A) railroads opened the country and were built at great risk ahead of demand, gambling on the future.
• B) railroads sharply cut down transportation costs, linking the country together in all directions ?and spurring the nation's growth far in advance of anything that might otherwise have been achieved.
• C) railroads were the single innovation of the 19th century that created a great leap forward ?in terms of American economic growth.
• D) none of the above are true.

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