In the 1820s and 1830s, railroads

A. became the dominant form of transportation in the nation.
B. standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables.
C. played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system.
D. had not yet been constructed in America.
E. saw their greatest development in the southern slave states.


Answer: C

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