6. based on the account of mrs. berger, how did the transcontinental railroads impact the west? (1 point)
the railroads provided jobs for settlers.
the railroads provided homes for employees.
the railroads made omaha an industrial center.
the railroads immigrants learn english.

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jefferson hoped to establish trade with the native american people of the west and find a water route to the pacific. jefferson also was fascinated by the prospect of what could be learned about the geography of the west, the lives and languages of the native americans, the plants and animals, the soil, the rocks, the weather, and how they differed from those in the east.