Question

6. In 1883, ____________ divided the nation into the four time zones still used today. a. the major railroad companies b. the federal government c. a coalition of mining and lumber companies d. an organization of Western states e. a group of businessmen from Chicago

Answer 1

Answer: the major railroad companies

Explanation: In 1883, the major railroad companies in USA divided the time zone into four parts to simplify the time differences among them as well as for internal operations.

This was initiated at the industrial era and is still followed by the rail road companies in USA. The grouping of zones was important because of the large size of USA.

Hence, we can conclude that Option A is correct.