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Read the sentences.

Oregon and California joined the United States. Interest in a transcontinental railroad increased.

Which sentence combines the two sentences by turning one into a subordinate clause?

After Oregon and California joined the United States, interest in a transcontinental railroad increased.
Oregon and California joined the United States; interest in a transcontinental railroad increased.
Oregon and California joined the United States, and interest in a transcontinental railroad increased.