I believe it is by lying about where he lives...:)
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I think it is good i don't know what it means but one of my freinds does and i agree
The three answers you should mark are: trips from one coast to the other took too much time to complete, it was difficult and dangerous to travel long distance by boat or by horse, and companies had no way to transport goods from one coast to another.
Basically the first and second, and forth you should mark.