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Cornelius Vanderbilt saw that efficient railroading required unification. What did he do in the 1860s?
ABuilt a new railroad from Chicago to the Pacific
BJoined 13 railroads into one New York to Buffalo line
CSold his railroad holdings to a group of banks
DCut every rail fare between New York and Boston
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Joined 13 railroads into one New York to Buffalo line
1. 1. His aim is stated first: efficient railroading required unification.
2. 2. In the 1860s he consolidated some 13 separate railroads into one line from New York City to Buffalo.
3. 3. In the next decade he added lines to Chicago and Detroit, and the New York Central System came into being.
4. 4. Selling out and cutting fares are the opposite of the building described here.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section INDUSTRY GROWS BIGGER_
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