There were few towns along the route of the railroads. Why was this a challenge? The railroads could not hire local workers.
Equipment, rails, food, and even water had to be shipped long distances.
The workers had no place to spend their wages.

What is the main inference that can be drawn from adam smith’s book the wealth of nations?

Which statement best describes standard oil in the late 1800s? standard oil controlled only a small number of the nation’s oil refineries. standard oil was a single business that operated in a small region. standard oil controlled only the means and methods of oil production. standard oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the united states.

West africans received salt from who?