Why did American cities exercise limited influence on the hinterlands during the first decade of the nineteenth century?
a. The high cost of land transportation inhibited the growth of commercial links.
b. No American city had a population of more than 20,000.
c. Most urban dwellers wanted nothing to do with rural Americans.
d. Farmers in the hinterlands did not grow crops for export.
a. The high cost of land transportation inhibited the growth of commercial links.
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