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How did railroads help farmers in the late 1800s?

They charged small farms higher shipping
rates.
They helped farmers transport their goods to
wider markets.
o They organized highly efficient monopolies.



They helped farmers transport their goods to wider markets

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higher shipping rates !! railroads helped farmers by shipping crops for new markets but hurt farmers by charging high shipping rates. in the system of sharecropping in the late 1800s farmers rented land from landowners in return for a share of the crops
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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

They helped farmers transport their goods to

wider markets

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