What Significant Transportation Event Brought About the First Significant Growth

question 32

Multiple Choice

What significant transportation event brought about the first significant growth of the Great Lakes region?

• A)Harnessing of the steam engine
• B)Invention of the screw propeller
• C)Opening of the Erie Canal
• D)Integration of railway system
• E)Invention of the railway system

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