How did the panama canal speed up world trade? a. it led to faster ships. b. it encouraged bigger ships. c. it replaced railroads as the best way to carry goods. d. it connected the pacific ocean and the caribbean sea.

The british agricultural revolution resulted in many farmers losing their jobs. which sentence best explains the change that farmers experienced?

Discuss the ways in which the northern and southern economies and social customs differed in the decade prior to the civil war. why are they characterized as having “two distinct societies”?

Which option best describes how the printing press transformed european society? (a) prior to the printing press, the catholic church hand-copied texts and disseminated them to peasants. (b) prior to the printing press, the church of england did not allow peasants to learn to read. (c) prior to the printing press, the orthodox church recited luther’s “95 theses” aloud to peasants. (d) prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy.