The answer that makes the most sense is C.
They wanted to refine the church of England and make it more pure, so instead of leaveing like the pilgrams they formed the New England Colony, the King of England gave them land around the Massachusetts bay, so they formed their own colony called the Massachusetts Bay colony to live they way their religion was based around.
The transcontinental railroad allowed for the transportation of goods over long distances. This was especially helpful for the industrial north at the time.
Unemployment in creased because lots of places were bombed
People started losing their job and with their job losing money also.