In general, in the United States, railroad expansion greatly affected the growth of major urban centers since more people were able to travel west to set up new lives in new cities with relative ease, as opposed to having to rely on horses and much slower means of transportation.
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the best option would be that he had "consolidated power", since almost nobody was willing to challenge his authority. Many feared for their lives.</span>
The magna carta began the concept of protected rights