Americans by and large celebrated the arrival of tracks and trains for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that
A. they had not witnessed mechanization in industry the way Europeans had.
B. they symbolized growth and expansion into new terrain.
C. the new technology of the steam engine impressed them.
D. urbanites and municipalities encouraged the use of rail cars on city streets.
Answer: D
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