Answer:
um I think your going to have to list the developments if your going to say "which of the following".
Explanation:
Replace the words “the meaning” to “our intention”
The correct answer is option C) Steam Engine
Steam Engines were developed in the 1st Industrial Revolution in England. They led to the development of trains which provided fast travel throughout the country.
Steam Engines require the burning of coal to make steam and push machinery. This meant that the Steam Engine and Coal were perfect complimentary products and the increase in demand for one, would automatically increase the demand for the other.
Railway lines completely transformed countries as more and more goods and people could be transported cheaply and quickly.
From England, steam engines and trains spread to Europe, the US and other parts of the world and for the next 150 years, trains became the preferred mode of transport.
The correct answer here would be B - adoption of cultural characterstics of the conquerors by the vanquished.
However, this was not neccessarily the case always as sometimes those who conquered could adopt some characteristics of those they conquered. However, in general, B would be the correct answer.
The transcontinental railroad transformed the west because it made the idea of manifest destiny so much easier to achieve. The railroads also gave access to many trade spots, which in result connected them all, making the economy of America BOOM.