Roads were built to connect the new territory to the rest of the empire.
One of the main reasons why the size of cities increased during the Gilded Age is because there was an increase in business due to more capital being spent, and most of these business were either in or close to cities.
This site might help you. I did a report on him. History.com/topics/us-presidents/john-adams
Ibn Battuta. He was a medieval Moroccan Muslim Scholar and traveler and has a crater on the moon. He is known as the worlds greatest traveler.<span />
