After the development of a steam-powered locomotive in the mid-1800s, the laying of new rail lines grew quickly. national road construction came to a halt. steamship travel sharply declined in popularity. travel by steamboat was concentrated in canals.

Option: the laying of new rail lines grew quickly.

Explanation:

The development of locomotive in America began in the mid-1800s after getting its first engines from England. Americans who had visited England to see new steam-powered locomotives impressed that as it dropped the cost of shipping goods. The arrival of locomotive led to the laying of the rail lines rapidly across America. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became the first chartered railroad in America. The transcontinental railroad is the greatest of all in America railroad as it connected the country from one corner to another.

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