1 2.2.3 Quiz: Transportation at the Turn of the Century
Question 10 of 10
In order to make their schedules more standard, what did the railroads do?
A. Allowed each train to set its own schedule
B. Put the whole United States on the same time
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C. Forced every train to leave its station on the hour
D. Divided the United States into time zones

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Answer:

Time Zones

Explanation:

On November 18, 1883, America's railroads began using a standard time system involving four time zones, Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.

Each time zone is set one hour apart, which allowed the railroads to coordinate train schedules across the entire country.

Within each zone, all clocks were synchronized.


D. Divided the United States into time zones