Which action was not a reason for the growth of american cities along rivers in the mid-1800s?

a. natural harbors provided a place to safely dock ships.

b. rivers served as a defensive barrier against disease.

c. flowing water could be used to power factories and mills.

d. rivers were economical transportation routes.

I believe the answer is A. natural harbors provided a place to safely dock ships.

the answer is A. natural harbors provided a place to safely dock ships.

are their options?

otherwise i can't

3. republican abraham lincoln

4. south carolina

5. charleston, south carolina

6. confederates

7. minie bullet - made defense even safer, it spun faster, traveled further and was five times more accurate than any single-man weapon. able to kill at half a mile, it was the largest contributor to battle wounds

      or the the gatling gun - the most successful of several rapid-fire guns that were born before the war. its efficiency in killing only made war more deadly.

idk which one u learned about. pick one.

8. the south was fighting to maintain its way of life, whereas the north was fighting to maintain a union. so they had will, and the north were fighing on unfamiliar territory

9. union had the large population, people to fight in the war and work in the factories to make war materials, industrial base, the factories to make these war materials. the union also was wealthier than the confederacy and could finance the war.

10. stonewall jackson

11. chancellorsville

12. gettysburg

13. sherman

some of these might be wrong but i tried my best.   : )