The transportation development described in the excerpt had which of the following effects on agriculture in the United States?

A). Railroad workers replaced farmers as the largest group of workers in the United States.

B). Food prices rose as a result of increased demand for grain from coastal port
cities.

C). Farmers developed cooperative organizations to limit the power of rail companies.

D). Rural immigrant populations outpaced those of cities as access to land became easier.

the answer would be:

b. race

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.