Answer:
I would say C. They allowed businesses access to markets farther away.
Explanation:
Railroads were often used for long distances, as if you lived close by you could just use wagon or horseback. Answer choices A and B uses "nearby" and "local", which was usually not true of railroads. Answer choice D could be an answer but I'm not too sure.
The answer is A, the desire for freedom.
Independence typically means being given more freedom, so the Declaration of Independence would be asking for more freedom.
Answer:
The climate of Georgia is a humid subtropical climate with most of the state having short, mild winters and long, hot summers.
The country that refused was France
The emotion they are trying to invoke is fear, because the picture shows something scary, or evil.