Q: Which of the following was a major incentive to build the Transcontinental Railroad? Select one: a. The Confederate Army was in need of a transportation system. b. The United States military thought that it would help to secure supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. c. The mining industry needed a transportation system to link mines with production centers. d. The Southern Democrats thought that a transcontinental railroad would finally settle the debate over slavery.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.

answer: look it up on quizlet thats where the answer was found

explanation:

it is based on the same philosophy as health insurance