Which of the Following Was True of the Nation's Canals

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the nation's canals and railroads by the 1850s?

• A) The national transportation network they created promoted a sense of national unity.
• B) Construction was so haphazard that they hampered the emergence of a national marketplace.
• C) They did little to unite the North and the South.
• D) They had been completely financed by the federal government.

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