All of the following were factors that made Chicago central on the nation's commercial map EXCEPT that
A. several railroad lines ran through Chicago.
B. farm products were sent there for redistribution eastward.
C. manufactured goods were shipped there from eastern cities to be resold westward.
D. it was the major port on Lake Michigan.
Answer: A
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