The First Transportation Project to Span the United States from the East

question 99

Multiple Choice

The first transportation project to span the United States from the east coast to the Mississippi River was the __________.

• A) Erie Canal
• B) National Road
• C) Wilderness Road
• D) Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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