How were American railroads different from European railroads?
A) American railroads connected only major cities, whereas older European railroads connected small towns as well.
B) European railroads employed workers from the upper class, whereas American railroad workers were from the lowest class in society.
C) European railroads brought goods to places that could not be reached any other way, whereas American railroads could reach only metropolitan areas.
D) Trains on American railroads were not able to travel as far or as fast as European trains because the land on which they traveled was undeveloped.
E) European railroads were built between already existing towns, but American railroads often created the towns that they served.
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