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Causation in Period 4 Practice Test
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Secondary-source excerpt (Period 4, 1800–1848): Many early national leaders argued that the young republic’s economy depended on reliable transportation. Because most roads were poor and river travel was seasonal, state governments and private investors funded turnpikes, canals, and later railroads. These improvements reduced shipping costs and travel time, allowing farmers and manufacturers to reach distant markets more easily. As a result, regional economies became more interconnected, and commercial agriculture expanded in areas newly linked to ports and cities.
Which consequence most directly followed from the transportation changes described above?
Secondary-source excerpt (Period 4, 1800–1848): Many early national leaders argued that the young republic’s economy depended on reliable transportation. Because most roads were poor and river travel was seasonal, state governments and private investors funded turnpikes, canals, and later railroads. These improvements reduced shipping costs and travel time, allowing farmers and manufacturers to reach distant markets more easily. As a result, regional economies became more interconnected, and commercial agriculture expanded in areas newly linked to ports and cities.
Which consequence most directly followed from the transportation changes described above?