How did the building of railroads affect Indiana during the 1800’s?(1 point)

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By making transportation more costly, railroads reduced trade.
By making transportation more costly, railroads reduced trade.

[River and canal travel became the primary means of transportation.
[ River and canal travel became the primary means of transportation.

Factories closed as agriculture became more important to the economy.
Factories closed as agriculture became more important to the economy.

By making transportation easier, railroads sped up industrialization.

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The correct response is:

By making transportation easier, railroads sped up industrialization.

Railroads significantly improved the movement of goods and people, leading to increased trade and contributing to the industrial growth of Indiana in the 1800s.