Which statement is the most accurate description of the middle colonies in the 1700s?

a. they were home to diverse immigrants, they were a center of trade, and they eventually came under british control.
b. they were home to dutch immigrants who sought religious freedom, they were a center for banking, and they exported large amounts of grain.
c. they were home to wealth seekers, they were a center of commerce, and they exported large amounts of cattle.
d. they were home to solely british colonists, they were a center of trade, and they chiefly exported wood

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.