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which event increased interest in a railroad route to california?

discovery of gold

opening the erie canal

improvement of the lock system

joining the first transcontinental railroad

Who crowned napoleon the “emperor of france”?

What does the document of the birtish octopus is an uderlying cause of the world war 1

Which statement best describes standard oil in the late 1800s? standard oil controlled only a small number of the nation’s oil refineries. standard oil was a single business that operated in a small region. standard oil controlled only the means and methods of oil production. standard oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the united states.