Which answer best describes a main benefit of the Transcontinental Railroad?(10 points) A. It proved to the world that the United States was capable of great feats of engineering.
B. It created safe, high-paying jobs for immigrants who wanted to work building the railroad.
C. It created jobs, towns, and a quick path for settlers to come to California to try to make their fortune.
D. It raised the prices of goods shipped across the country, making merchants and the railroad companies rich.

C

Explanation:

C. It created jobs, towns, and a quick path for settlers to come to California to try to make their fortune.

C

Explanation:

Answer A just doesn't make sense because Chinese people did most of the work while the Americans were slacking off. Answer B is wrong because the jobs ween't safe. Answer D doesn't make sense either; which leaves C as the answer.

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.

the option which was not a function of missionaries in the northwest was the first one - they established posts for trading furs and other goods.

missionaries were sent around the world to spread religion and their knowledge and others - they were not merchants who sold furs and other goods.