Think about how railroads changed and developed. Check all of the statements that match what you’ve learned. Railroads tried to
become more versatile. Rail companies began to create their own styles of rails and tracks. Americans began to measure time using time zones. Rail travel became safer.
Railroads changed an developed the way Americans traveled across the United States.
Rail travel became safer and in less time. People from New England could travel to California in lesser time and in a little bit more comfortable and secure way.
Regarding commerce, transcontinental railroads created new opportunities for trade and opened new markets, reducing prices of transportation that took products to their final destiny in less time.
Lincoln presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency. ... A former Whig, Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.
