Select the four ways in which the erie canal affected the united states. a)westward expansion was aided. b) railroad construction temporarily declined. c) towns grew along the canal route. d) shipping costs between the great lakes and new york city were cut to a tenth. e) the price midwestern farmers got for their crops fell. f) more employees were available for northeastern factories. g) canals stopped being built because they could not complete. h) new york city’s importance as a port declined.

Mark the four statements that are true. 1. the democrats blamed the republicans for the stock market crash of 1929. 2. the democrats won the presidency in the 1990's but lost control of the congress. 3. the democratic party is the oldest political party in the united states. 4. the anti-federalists were one of the first two american political parties; they wanted a strong central government. 5. the "era of good feelings" was a period from 1816-1824 where there was only one political party: the democrat-republicans.