How did the international shipping trade of the late 1700s and early 1800s impact the United States?
A. Populations of coastal cities declined substantially as more people began to move west in search of better economic conditions.
B. Rapid urbanization in coastal cities resulted from economic growth rather than from poverty that forced rural workers off farms.
C. American shipping and trading were conducted exclusively with Britain and France.
D. American shippers refused to trade with European nations that were at war with each other.
Answer: B
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