Question

How did the transportation revolution contribute to economic growth?

A.) Canals moved Irish immigrants from the areas west of the Mississippi to factories in the East.
B.) Turnpikes made transportation of cotton from the North to the South faster.
C.) Railroads provided new job opportunities in the North for newly freed slaves from the South.
D.) Canals and railroads linked the agriculture of the Midwest with populations in the East.

Answer 1

D.) Canals and railroads linked the agriculture of the Midwest with populations in the East.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

B because the main economic growth at the time was the textile industry so cotton linked together the industry