Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west? the completion of the transcontinental ra

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Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west?
the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act.
the defeat of American Indians at the battle at Wounded Knee.
the institution of the reservation system.

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The completion of the transcontinental railroad. It connected East and West (completed in 1869), making travel faster, cheaper, and allowing large numbers of settlers to move west.

Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west?
the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act.
the defeat of American Indians at the battle at Wounded Knee.
the institution of the reservation system.

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Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west? the completion of the transcontinental railroad. the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act. the defeat of American Indians at the battle at Wounded Knee. the institution of the reservation system.

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Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west?
the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act.
the defeat of American Indians at the battle at Wounded Knee.
the institution of the reservation system.