History: Chapter 10 quiz
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What was the overall effect of the transcontinental railroad?
the economic population of growth in the West.
Besides blasting tunnels through mountains, what else did the railroad companies do that changed the environment?
the forests were cut down.
why were laws passed to regulate railroads?
unfair practices were effecting consumers.
Why were large companies able to take over most of the mining operations in the West?
Few miners ever got rich and because large machinery was needed to get most gold and silver out of the ground, large companies began to take over.
Before a national network could exist it was necessary to standardise what?
gauge or width of track was standardized a nationwide network.
