Question

In 1883, citizens all over America reset their clocks and watches to reflect the current time in one of four new U.S. time zones. These new time zones were the result of _____.
a.
the United States’ cooperation in a world-wide time zone reform
b.
American railroad companies trying to simplify and coordinate their schedules
c.
labor unions arguing the need for factory workers to work the same work day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
d.
Samuel Morse’s realization that the sun will rise on the West coast three hours earlier than the East coast

Answer 1

b. American railroad companies trying to simplify and coordinate their schedules.

In 1883 U.S. railroads adopted standard time zones to replace hundreds of local mean times, making scheduling and coordination much simpler.