Which statement is the most likely conclusion you can draw from the cause- and-effect relationship shown in the diagram?
Cause
Effect
The Transcontinental
Railroad is completed
in 1869.
The population of
cities in the American
West grows.
A. Most American settlers refused to travel on the Transcontinental
Railroad.
B. Most American settlers considered the Transcontinental Railroad
a failure.
C. The Transcontinental Railroad made it harder for more American
settlers to move west.
O D. The Transcontinental Railroad made it easier for more American
settlers to move west.