The risk for investors in the expanding railroad industry was
A. largely reduced by actions taken by the federal government.
B. minimal, since revenues were practically guaranteed.
C. too high for most northeastern bankers.
D. made insurmountable by the potential for Native American resistance.
Answer: A
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