The most important transportation improvement in the eighteenth century was the

The most important transportation improvement in the eighteenth century was the 

A) canal.
B) railroad.
C) automobile.
D) horse collar.
E) steam engine.




Answer: A

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AP Human Geography Chapter 11

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