Question

Complete the paragraph by selecting the correct term or phrase from the item bank.
The first railroad in Georgia was chartered in
, roughly 30 years before the Civil War took place. It was created primarily because an easier, more cost-effective way was needed to transport
[cotton/steel/food products]. The city of
- once known as “Terminus”- developed because of the railroad, and was the first major American city to be built on a location not adjacent to a navigable river or other waterway.

Answer 1

The first railroad in Georgia was chartered in 1833, roughly 30 years before the Civil War took place. It was created primarily because an easier, more cost-effective way was needed to transport cotton. The city of Atlanta—once known as “Terminus”—developed because of the railroad, and was the first major American city to be built on a location not adjacent to a navigable river or other waterway.