What was most responsible for connecting the farms of the Midwest to the dinner tables and factories of the eastern cities in the time period after the Civil War? Group of answer choices

steamboats

the transcontinental railroad

automobiles

canals

Which political reform gave people the power to put a proposed law on the ballot? referendum initiative direct primary recall

Which best describes california population when it became a state in 1850? a. because of the gold rush attracting settlers all over the world california population diverse. bcalifornia had banned foreign immigrants at the start of the gold rush. so, the states population was made up of entirely of americans from other parts of the country. c california had a large african population because many southern planters had moved their enslaved africans to start large farms. d the indian removal act had led to the relocation of thousands of eastern native americans to california. as, a result the majority of californias population was native american

People are willing to pay more for a diamond than for a bottle of water because