All of the Following Were True of the Trains in Use

question 76

Multiple Choice

All of the following were true of the trains in use by the 1850s EXCEPT:

• A) they were much faster than stagecoaches and steamboats
• B) they spurred iron production
• C) they reduced transportation costs
• D) they encouraged further expansion of farming
• E) they could only operate on flat terrain

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