Answer:
A. They made it easier for ranchers to ship their meat to eastern
cities.
Explanation:
After the Civil War beef was in very high demand and that lead to the boom of the cattle business. This combined with the railroads meant that it was very easy for the ranchers to transport their meat to other cities. Before the railroads, it was impossible to ship meat a great distance especially since you needed half a year to get from California to new York.
The 9th Amendment was put there in order to guarantee that the government would not infringe natural rights just because they weren't already mentioned in the Constitution. Free speech, freedom of religion, and self-defense are natural rights, and if they hadn't already been mentioned, they would be guaranteed by this amendment.
<span>It is interesting to think of other rights which this amendment guarantees. For instance, the right to eat or ingest whatever we choose. The right to bear children. The right to travel freely on public lands. The right to keep the fruits of our labor. The right to privacy. The right to pursue any occupation we desire, without hindrance. The right to barter in trade. The right to seek any medical treatment we choose. </span>
<span>This is a very valuable amendment, and one which stands in our defense against all kinds of possible abuses by government.</span>
Emilio Aguinaldo was the Filipino nationalist who rebelled against the U.S. and Spain.<span />
