Question

Which of the following are true about railroad expansion in the late 19th century? Choose all that apply.

(2 points)
Responses

It led to new managerial forms and techniques.
It led to new managerial forms and techniques.

It accelerated the growth of new territories.
It accelerated the growth of new territories.

It was not paid for by the government.
It was not paid for by the government.

It grew too quickly and large corporations lost money.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- It led to new managerial forms and techniques.
- It accelerated the growth of new territories.

Brief why: Railroads created modern corporate management structures (division of labor, accounting, centralized control) and opened markets/settlement across the West. The statement that they "were not paid for by the government" is false (large land grants and loans/subsidies were common), and the blanket claim that they "grew too quickly and large corporations lost money" is misleading—while overbuilding and periodic bankruptcies occurred, railroads overall became dominant and profitable, not uniformly money-losing.