• The possession of foreign objects conveyed status because of the wealth needed to acquire them, their rarity, and the perceptions of those who saw them. • These claims of status were directed toward other members of the same society.
The answer would be B
B is unrelated to the question and if you use elimination you can see B makes the least amount of sense.
A is true because it allowed people to travel
C is true because it allowed interstate commerce
D is true for the same reason as C
Cotton could be stored for longer periods of time. Why were the region's rivers especially important to southern farmers? They were trade routes and important transportation routes. The use of scientific methods to improve farming.