The development of steamboats transformed trade on the Mississippi River for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) steamboats could travel up the river against the current; in contrast, large riverboats could not travel upstream and they had to be sold for lumber when they reached their downstream destination.
B) steamboats were much faster boats than the large riverboats and could cut the travel time down the Mississippi River by two-thirds.
C) steamboats proved to be a more labor-intensive nautical mode of transportation than lumber riverboats.
D) steamboats proved to be very profitable for their operators and commercially viable for farmers sending their goods upstream and downstream on the river.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Integral nationalism is distinguished by
a. nationalist agendas to justify racist restrictions. b. its liberal considerations for the populations of assimilated territories. c. the demand that minorities assimilate or leave. d. the need for imperial territories by Europe. e. all of these.
Which of the following represented the religious worship preferences of slaves?
A) religious services organized and led by plantation owners and their family members at churches built on their plantation B) small numbers of slaves worshipping in the slave quarters and led by alternating slaves who possessed little knowledge of the Bible C) covert, often evening services that included singing, dancing, and cathartic emotional release led by passionate black preachers, knowledgeable about the Bible D) Episcopal-style services led by white ministers that were heavy on rituals and readings from the New Testament
In what ways did the French Revolution continue to influence politics and culture?
What will be an ideal response?
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Machiavelli's The Prince
What will be an ideal response?