SC EOCEP USHC Practice Questions - South Carolina EOCEP U.S. History And The Constitution Exam

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 impact the U.S. economy?

It linked Eastern industrial markets with Western agricultural and mineral resources, creating a national market. It caused a steep decline in Western settlement by reducing land values. It eliminated foreign trade with Asian nations across the Pacific. It reduced federal government land subsidies to private railroad corporations.

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It linked Eastern industrial markets with Western agricultural and mineral resources, creating a national market.

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