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Who paid for the turnpikes when it was first built

aberham

Explanation:

this is 5 points

Explanation:

The turnpikes were financed by private stock subscription and set up to pay dividends. With a surface of gravel and earth, the roads were usually 15 to 40 miles long, costing $2,000 per mile to build. Such massive undertakings relied on widespread investment support from each community

the correct answer is:

b) a rich merchant.

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.