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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadephia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain the change in its size and importance
To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economies. Together these three will explain the huge growth of America’s most famous city.
The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across the sea enter America, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.
Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods. That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.
About 1815,when many Americans fro
A. the decline in taxes.
B. the construction of the railroads.
C. the construction of the Erie Canal.
D. the development of industry.

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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadephia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain the change in its size and importance
To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economies. Together these three will explain the huge growth of America’s most famous city.
The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across the sea enter America, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.
Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods. That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.
About 1815,when many Americans fro
A. The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
B. Economists are of the opinion that places where farming is done are good for making raw
C. Wagons drawn by horses and oxen soon proved to be better and cheaper than canal transportation.
D. The coming of the railroads caused New York to become less important as a shipping center.

[单项选择]The 18th century Witnessed a new literary form--the modem English novel, which is contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

[单项选择]The 18th century witnessed a new literary form--the modern English novel, which is contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______, presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

[单项选择]The 18th century witnessed a new literary form-the modern English novel, which contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

[单项选择]In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called ______ came to Europe and then to England.
A. romanticism
B. classicism
C. realism
D. restoration

[单项选择]People in the 18th and 19th centuries slept about 9.5 hours a night because ______.
A. they were forced by their parents to do so
B. they knew what was best for their health
C. they had to do so because of their life style and the lack of electricity
D. they were not so dynamic and ambitious as modem people are

[单项选择]The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries meant that people were


A. no longer legally entitled to their own land
B. badly paid for the work they managed to find
C. not adequately compensated for the loss of their land
D. forced to look elsewhere for means for supporting themselves