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1. which of the following was the main reason people immigrated to the united states in the nineteenth century?

a. fertile land, jobs, and the chance for a better life
b. religious freedom, gold and the right to vote
c. gold, potatoes, and freedom
d. rich water sources, high wages, and the right to vote

2. why was water transport the most reliable method of moving goods at the beginning of the nineteenth century?

a. roads were not well constructed.
b. too many mountains blocked land routes.
c. ships were the cheapest source of transportation.
d. it was much safer than going overland.

a. fertile land, jobs, and the chance for a better life

a.Roads were not well constructed.

Explanation:

1. Which of the following was the main reason people immigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century?

a. fertile land, jobs, and the chance for a better life

2. Why was water transport the most reliable method of moving goods at the beginning of the nineteenth century?

a.Roads were not well constructed.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

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