Answer:
<h3>C. became known as the Erie Canal
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Explanation:
- The Erie canal is known as Clinton's "folly" as the project for the construction of the canal was initially thought by many as a foolish project. It was proposed by Mayor Dewitt Clinton of New York.
- Clinton's idea behind the construction of the canal was to connect New York and the East to the Great Lakes for the economic prosperity of the state.
- His opponents as well as many people criticized and ridiculed the construction of the canal by calling it as "Clinton's "folly" and "ditch".They believed that such enormous project would cost very high while procuring less return.
<span>First, Heinrich Hertz was German and Guigiermo Marconi was Italian - they were not Americans, so we can reject those options. Samuel Morse did important contributions to communications, but the best answer is Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie was a successful industrialist and he also directly supported American Industry, he himself was very rich but he also generously donated to charities. </span>
The Tigris provided fresh water in order to grow crops they created things called leeves that transport water to supply it. The eurphrates did the exact same thing they provided water for the crops. Hope this answered your question.
That's tough. The term "fat cat" was often used to describe a rich political businessman, so I would go with C, businesses.