Which of these would have had a major impact on the development of the streetcar and the electric trolley in the late 19th century a: dwindling urban population b: migration to the great plains c: fewer opportunities for farmers d: great mobility within big cities

The correct answer is D) great mobility within cities.

The option that would have had a major impact on the development of the streetcar and electric trolley in the late 19th century is great mobility within cities.

Good means of transportation have always been a priority and a necessity in large cities such as Los Angeles, New Yor, or Chicago. Mobility and safe transportation are always demanded by citizens. So with streetcars and trolleys, and then later the subway transportation system, mobility in large cities benefited a lot. For street cars, the construction of modern highways also helped people travel fast and safe to their destinations.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.