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How did the growth of the rail networks affect the meatpacking industry?
The meatpacking industry shrank because the demand for other natural resources increased.
The meatpacking industry grew because the cattle population increased.
The meatpacking industry grew because railroads were used to deliver large quantities of meat to processing plants in major cities.
The meatpacking industry shrank because there was no safe way to transport meat on rail cars.
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The correct choice is:
- The meatpacking industry grew because railroads were used to deliver large quantities of meat to processing plants in major cities.
Why: Expanding rail networks let ranchers send live cattle and later refrigerated meat quickly and cheaply to large urban stockyards and centralized packing plants (e.g., Chicago). That enabled mass slaughtering, standardization, economies of scale, and wide distribution to distant markets. The other options are incorrect because the industry did not shrink for the reasons stated, and rail transport (eventually including refrigerated cars) made safe long‑distance meat shipment possible.
- The meatpacking industry grew because railroads were used to deliver large quantities of meat to processing plants in major cities.
Why: Expanding rail networks let ranchers send live cattle and later refrigerated meat quickly and cheaply to large urban stockyards and centralized packing plants (e.g., Chicago). That enabled mass slaughtering, standardization, economies of scale, and wide distribution to distant markets. The other options are incorrect because the industry did not shrink for the reasons stated, and rail transport (eventually including refrigerated cars) made safe long‑distance meat shipment possible.
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