Which statement best describes how railroads and hurt american farmers in the late 1800s? 1- railroads farmers by opening up new territory but hurt farmers by charging high rates for the land. 2- railroads farmers by shipping crops to new markets but hurt farmers by charging high shipping rates. 3-railroads farmers by creating new markets but hurt farmers by buying up farmland. 4-railroads farmers by buying up farmland but hurt farmers by charging high crop storage rates.

Railroads helped farmers by shipping crops to new markets but hurt farmers by charging high shipping rates. So the correct answer is B

the dust bowl, otherwise known as the dirty thirties, was a huge dust storm that killed multiple (and i mean  multiple) farmer's crops, leaving them homeless, and foodless, and jobless. in california, there were 5.7 million residents, and the population shrank as mexicans were repatriated. however, when the dustbowl happened, a lot of people began to move to california. by 1940, 250,000 people had arrived. therefore, your answer would be  the population increased, massively.  i hope this !

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