How Did the Appearance of Canals and Steamboats in the United

question 85

Multiple Choice

How did the appearance of canals and steamboats in the United States affect the flow of goods and information during the 1830s?

• A) By 1840,farmers could ship ten times as much flour as they could in 1835.
• B) The canals and steamboats drastically cut most travel and communication time.
• C) Newspapers,mail,and business communications traveled five times faster than a decade earlier.
• D) Canals and steamboats had little effect on the nation's economic development.

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