Read the quotation on the right, from a senator
who opposed the dawes act.
which of the following statements supports the
senator's argument?
the stated goals of the dawes act are
different from the act's real purpose.
american indians will benefit from the dawes
act.
the dawes act will fail to open lands for
white settlement.
the dawes act is not a humanitarian act
meant to tribes.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

what are the options?