The growth of railroads in the 1850s Group of answer choices brought to an end older forms of transportation such as stagecoach and horseback travel. fostered iron production and the telegraph industry. caused enough pollution to seriously hamper agricultural productivity in the Midwest. was due almost entirely to federal rather than private funding. Next

fostered iron production and the telegraph industry

Explanation:

The growth of railroads in the 1850s led to formation of new industries, like telegraph communications, and massive production of iron. This because, the locomotive train and railroad or rail tracks employed majorly iron in its construction.

Also, the use of telegraph became popular as a means of sending messages resulting from movement of people over large or far distance caused by the emergence and growth of railroads in the United States.