They stepped in some mud and slipped.
D.The new canals increased production cost.
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In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the executive branch while another party controls one or both houses of the legislative branch.
The North's goal was to invade the South to try to subdue their desire to secede, while the South's strategy was to defend their territory until the North gave up.