What Resulted from the Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad

question 106

Multiple Choice

What resulted from the completion of the first transcontinental railroad?

• A) The Civil War ended sooner.
• B) Various Indian tribes sabotaged it by destroying several railroad junctions.
• C) Lincoln was the first president to travel across the country.
• D) The amount of time to travel across the country dramatically decreased.
• E) The South used parts of the line to transport troops.

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