Which of the Following Is True

question 237

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A)The completion of the transcontinental railroad system in the 1880s eventually made the United States the world's first mass market.
• B)Southern manufacturers benefited from high protective tariffs of the 19th century that kept out cheaper Japanese manufactured goods.
• C)The canal system linking east-coast rivers with the Great Lakes in the 1820s created an "American economy" rather than just a series of regional economies located in one country.
• D)Agricultural inventions such as John Deere's steel plows did little to improve farm productivity.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Hemispheres

The two sections of the cortex on the left and right sides of the brain.

Cerebrum

The upper part of the brain consisting of the two hemispheres and the structures that connect them.

Upper Part

The higher section or portion of an object, area, or body.

Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum of the mammalian brain, involved in higher brain functions such as thought and action.