Which statement describes how the transcontinental railroad affected the united states during the late 1800s? A) the railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the west. B) the railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the west. C) the railroad contributed to population growth and increased share cropping in the east. D) the railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks in the east.

3. republican abraham lincoln

4. south carolina

5. charleston, south carolina

6. confederates

7. minie bullet - made defense even safer, it spun faster, traveled further and was five times more accurate than any single-man weapon. able to kill at half a mile, it was the largest contributor to battle wounds

      or the the gatling gun - the most successful of several rapid-fire guns that were born before the war. its efficiency in killing only made war more deadly.

idk which one u learned about. pick one.

8. the south was fighting to maintain its way of life, whereas the north was fighting to maintain a union. so they had will, and the north were fighing on unfamiliar territory

9. union had the large population, people to fight in the war and work in the factories to make war materials, industrial base, the factories to make these war materials. the union also was wealthier than the confederacy and could finance the war.

10. stonewall jackson

11. chancellorsville

12. gettysburg

13. sherman

some of these might be wrong but i tried my best.   : )

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (c) arctic tundra;

d) true or false question