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How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?

How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?
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How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?

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it was easier to get there from other places in the country
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The railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east
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