The options of the question are a) steel. B) industry’s need for a market. c) the Erie canal system. d) the railways.
The correct answer is C) the Erie canal system.
<em>In a summary of the passage, the central trend is the Erie canal system.
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The passage contains an introduction that serves as a context when it refers to “the Steel and Steam power as a good market to mechanical industry.” And then, it leads to the central idea when it diversified to allow more efficient means of transportation, like the Canals for navigation. The passage refers to the Ships of Steam that navigated through the Hudson in 1807, using the Erie canal, part of the system of Canals in the state of New York.
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Mexico was essentially broke. The country was racked by financial instability as the war began in 1846. America's blockade of Mexican ports worsened an already difficult situation, as Mexico couldn't import and export goods, or levy taxes on imports.
One economic problem was that businesses were not as healthy. People started losing money because they had numerous investors and they couldn't find a way to pay them back because they couldn't earn as much as they received in investments which caused investors to lose money in reality which harmed the businesses.
Another is that the consumers were indebted more than it was normal. People were spending more and more money and they in reality didn't have this money earned so the debt started increasing dramatically and when they couldn't pay back the debts the bubble burst and an economic crisis was introduced.
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The main objectives of the Progressive movement were addressing problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.
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