Which of the following statements best describes how the transcontinental railroad impacted american indians?
it allowed them to ship their goods more quickly to eastern markets.
it prevented them from engaging in their traditional way of life.
it decreased conflicts between settlers and american indian groups.

It prevented them from engaging in their traditional way of life.

Explanation:

The railroad interrupted many of the traditional activities carried out by native Americans, mainly because it crossed through their lands.  Not all groups were affected in the same way.  For certain tribes, the railroad affected their ability to hunt buffalo; for others it impacted their trade networks.  Some groups ended up seeking wage labor because they couldn't continue to carry out their usual agricultural practices.  In any case, the transcontinental railroad had a mostly negative impact on the traditional way of life of most tribes.

sharecropper (you may punch em in the face if im wrong lol)

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.