It would be the Arabian penisula
An expansion of credit and speculation.
I want to say it is either the second or third answer, most likely the second. From what I remember learning in class is that they were building a winding railroad to California.
Answer:
One of the major challenges was that people opposed their right to own property and their rights to vote. Not only were conservative men against this who believed that women were inferior, but also women opposed this believing that women should be protected by men and that women should not have the same rights.
