Asked by armando

Which change in the West was brought about by railroad expansion?
The Western economy went into a recession.
The mining and cattle ranching industries increased in the West.
The Eastern economy went into recession.
The wild buffalo population of the West increased.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The mining and cattle ranching industries increased in the West.

Explanation: Railroads opened western lands to settlement and markets, allowing ore, cattle, supplies, and people to move cheaply and quickly—spurring growth in mining and cattle ranching. (Buffalo populations actually fell, and the East did not go into recession because of the expansion.)