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Are the statements about the effects of railroads in the late 1800s true or false?

The expansion of railways lowered the cost of shipping goods.
Railroad mileage increased in the West, reducing the effects of settlement on American Indians.
The building of the railroads changed the environment of the West.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed before the Civil War ended.

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true false true false

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The expansion of railways meant manufacturers could ship goods cheaply.

The building of the railroads changed the environment of the West.

These are true

others are false

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