Asked by sfv

How did the railroads help farmers on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?
by making the crop-lien system unnecessary
by creating larger markets and making shipping easier
by decreasing the lands available for farming
by forming railroad pools to control shipping rates

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
by creating larger markets and making shipping easier

Railroads connected Great Plains farmers to national and international markets, allowing them to ship grain and livestock more efficiently and obtain farm machinery and supplies.