What was the main reason people left rural farms to move to cities in the late 1800s?

To find work in newly established industrial factories

To escape the poor soil conditions on their farms

To take advantage of free housing offered in urban centers

To live in a more diverse cultural environment

How did the nation's expanding railroad network directly support the operation of factories during this period?

By providing electricity to power the factory machines

By transporting raw materials to factories and finished goods to markets

By creating competition that forced factories to become more efficient

By serving as the primary locations for building new factories

Wealthy merchants and politicians

Foreign immigrants and native-born Americans from farms

Skilled artisans and shopkeepers

Government officials and soldiers

It was too expensive for most workers to use

It was used mainly for transporting goods, not people

It made it possible for large numbers of people to travel to cities for jobs

It connected suburbs but did not reach rural areas