How did the growth of the railroads affect the United States?

The railroads limited the country's industrial growth.
Fast, cheap railroad transportation benefited businesses.
Railroad transportation was too costly for passengers.

Of the options provided "fast, cheap railroad transportation benefited is businesses" is the correct response.

Explanation:

The railroads made it possible to ship goods without having to use the canals and rivers that transportation relied upon previously in what is today the Midwestern and south central United States.  It helped to reduce the time it took to transport goods across vast distances and it helped to lower costs. The railroads made the rapid settlement of the Midwest and the West Coast possible.  Factories on the East Coast also benefited from the expansion of the railway system as raw materials could be shipped in at lower prices and in greater quantities. The products they produced could also be more efficiently sent to far-off locations for sale.

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