Question

What was the most important reason for building the transcontinental railroad? The railroad would help settlers travel across the continent to reach the West Coast for the first time. The railroad would make travel across the continent much faster, easier, and safer. The railroad would make it possible to expand the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast. The railroad would change the landscape by boring through the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

You can eliminate =

Step-by-step explanation:

C. and D.

Its either A. or B.

(sorry for not giving an specific answer but im starting to study all of this right now.)

But I think its A, but don't sleep on it.