Alexia is writing an essay on how the transcontinental railroad impacted the US in the 1800s. Which source would be most relevant for Alexia?

Alexia’s essay focuses on the transcontinental railroad’s impact on the United States, so a source about how railroads influenced population changes is directly relevant to understanding their effects. The history of trains, transportation options, or an earlier locomotive invention is broader or less focused on those impacts.

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