Asap i need this now (70 points and brainliest if correct)
1. what transition would best connect these ideas?
many americans thought trains too dangerous, even banning them from use. americans were building more railroad miles than canals in the 1830s.
a. however
b. undeniably
c. as a result
d. for example
2. which word in this sentence is a transition to show sequence or results?
the two companies met at promontory, utah, in may 1869. they then joined the railroad tracks with gold and silver spikes in a festive ceremony.
a. at
b. in
c. then
d. with
3. which transition would work best between these sentences?
canals and railroads lessened the cost of moving goods. prices fell on goods from across the country due to lower shipping costs.
a. however
b. undeniably
c. as a result
d. for example
4. in which statement is the transition used correctly?
a. gold in california ignited interest in a railroad to reach the west. as a result, americans disagreed on where to build the railroad.
b. gold in california ignited interest in a railroad to reach the west. however, americans disagreed on where to build the railroad.
c. gold in california ignited interest in a railroad to reach the west. therefore, americans disagreed on where to build the railroad.
d. gold in california ignited interest in a railroad to reach the west. before this, americans disagreed on where to build the railroad.
5. what is the function of the transition in this sentence?
plans for a transcontinental railroad began years before the civil war, yet officials from around the country could not agree on a location.
a. to summarize ideas
b. to give an example
c. to show an exception
d. to emphasize
6. which transition could replace the word thus in this sentence?
workers bravely set dangerous explosives in the mountains by hand to make passes for railroads, and thus hundreds lost their lives.
a. yet
b. besides
c. extremely
d. consequently
7. match each transition with its definition/function in a paragraph.
match
term
definition
on the contrary a) to show sequence or results
in addition b) to add
for instance c) to summarize
in conclusion d) to compare
afterward e) to give an example