__________, authorized by Congress in 1806, started in Maryland and reached Illinois by 1850.
A. The Erie Canal
B. The Penn Central Railroad
C. The Trail of Tears
D. The national road
E. The Boonesborough Turnpike
Ans: D. The national road
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There was a dramatic rise in commerce and manufacturing, especially in the growing cities, during the Tokugawa shogunate era.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why did American financier Charles Dawes lead a diplomatic mission to Europe late in 1923?
What will be an ideal response?
The Erie Canal
A. stimulated construction of other canals by other cities and states. B. never repaid the original public investment, but stimulated migration and economic growth. C. connected the Hudson and Ohio rivers. D. was made financially feasible by the development of the steamboat.
Which of the following best characterizes the “New South” as imagined by Henry Grady?
A) an industrial, forward-looking society B) a traditional, peaceful agrarian society C) a dangerously divided society D) a stagnant, backward-looking society