Which answer best describes why towns and cities were built around railroads and canals? (5 points) a
The government and transportation companies planned to build the cities.

b
The canals and railroads were designed to pass through areas well suited for towns.

c
People who worked on the trains and canal boats needed places to stay when they traveled.

d
Land was cheap, and the railroads and canals brought inexpensive goods to the newly settled areas.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

What is the fundamental idea behind the fourteenth amendment to the constitution

Select the correct answer. why was thomas paine's essay common sense significant to american independence? a. the ideas in the essay inspired the continental congress to present king george iii with the olive branch petition. b. the essay divided the patriots into those who wanted a break from brledin and those who wanted reconciliation. c. the ideas in the essay inspired thomas jefferson while he was drafting the declaration of independence. d. the essay spurred colonists to take a stand, demand independence, and establish their own government. next