Question

Which of the following statements best describes railroads’ contribution to the second half of the 1800s here in the United States?

		The railroads helped to prompt the process of national unity. People for the first time in history could travel everywhere, but such regional accessibility was only for those people who had economic resources. Of course, railroads helped to start the process of industrialization in the United States right after the Civil War. Still, such railroad companies served those leading industrialists like Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and Rockefeller to expand their commercial enterprises, while the railroad undermined small-scale entrepreneurs.
		The railroads helped to expand the process of industrialization because the railroads helped to develop every other industry required for their construction like steel and lumber industries. At the same time, railroads made possible the transportation of raw materials from their source to factories. Also, the railroads helped to reinforce American nationalism. People could go and travel beyond their communities’ geographical regions so that they could have access to new areas of the country than before. In a sense, railroads helped to eradicate regional differences. In the end, the railroad became the symbol of maximum human achievement and the progress of an industrialized society.
		The railroads helped to expand the process of industrialization because the railroads helped to develop every small-scale industry required for their construction. At the same time, railroads made possible the transportation of raw materials from their source to factories. Also, railroads helped to reinforce American regionalism. People could go and travel beyond their communities, so when people got exposed to other social environments, people could go back and celebrate their own homogenous regional culture. Despite the fact railroads helped to eradicate regional differences, the railroad accelerated the rapid development of cities and urban development in the east and west coasts only.

Answer 1

Railways play an important role in carrying the passengers and cargo shipment from one place to another. With the passing of time the railways are becoming the largest means of transport around the world. With the advent of railways it becomes possible to easily move from one place to another and to transport ear material from the farms to the factories.

The correct optuion is (c).

The railroads helped to expand the process of industrialization because the railroads helped to develop every other industry required for their construction like steel and lumber industries. At the same time, railroads made possible the transportation of raw materials from their source to factories. Also, the railroads helped to reinforce American nationalism. People could go and travel beyond their communities’ geographical regions so that they could have access to new areas of the country than before. In a sense, railroads helped to eradicate regional differences. In the end, the railroad became the symbol of maximum human achievement and the progress of an industrialized society.

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