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The Transcontinental Railroads that opened up the West had a devastating effect on
Responses
A cattle ranchers.cattle ranchers.
B Native Americans.Native Americans.
C merchants on the West coast who relied on trade across the Pacific for their livelihood.merchants on the West coast who relied on trade across the Pacific for their livelihood.
D U.S. soldiers who had just fought in the Civil War and were now transferred to the West to keep the peace.

Answer 1

The Transcontinental Railroads that opened up the West had a particularly devastating effect on:

B Native Americans.

The construction and expansion of the railroads led to the displacement of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands, disruption of their traditional ways of life, and increased conflicts with settlers and the U.S. government.