How did the soviet union and its satellite states react to the marshall plan? how might their reaction have influenced the development of the u. s. policy of containment?

um child anyways its A. by rejecting the plan’s terms and support

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

the answer is b. hope this !