What Was the Effect of the Growth of Railroads in the 1850s

question 14

Multiple Choice

What was the effect of the growth of railroads in the 1850s?

• A) People abandoned the stagecoach and horseback travel.
• B) Pollution hampered agricultural productivity in the Midwest.
• C) New industries,like telegraph communications,flourished.
• D) The federal government ceased its land-grant program.

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