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How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect Native American communities?

  1. It led to displacement and conflict as settlers expanded westward
  2. It improved Native sovereignty and expanded their control over ancestral lands
  3. It had minimal long-term impact on Native American lands
  4. It strengthened Native American control over disputed territories
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Correct answer: It led to displacement and conflict as settlers expanded westward

The railroad increased settlement and resource extraction in the West. This often led to the displacement of Native American tribes and conflicts over land.

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