America’s were looking to improve their transportation systems in the early 1800s primarily so that they could:

a. reduce the amount of traffic on over-crowded highways.
b. support growing immigration to the united states.
c. take advantage of a national market economy by getting their goods to market more easily.
d. defend the country from a potential attack by mexico.

The correct answer is C, Take advantage of a national market economy by getting their goods to market more easily.

Explanation:

There were many reasons to improve the transportation system at the beginning of the 1800s. One of them was to improve the American trading system.

As the expansion towards the West increased and more goods were produced in that area, there was a growing need for better transportation of the production. That's why there was a great number of constructions of roads, canals, and later railroads, that transported goods to the East Coast commerce.

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an empire is a sovereign state functioning as an aggregate of nations or people that are ruled over by an emperor or another kind of monarch. the territory and population of an empire is commonly of greater extent than the one of a kingdom.[1]

an empire can be made solely of contiguous territories, such as the austro-hungarian empire or the russian empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. aside from the more formal usage, the word empire can also refer colloquially to a large-scale business enterprise (e.g. a transnational corporation), a political organisation controlled by a single individual (a political boss), or a group (political bosses).[2] the word empire is associated with such other words as imperialism, colonialism, and globalization. empire is often used to describe a displeasure to overpowering situations.[3]

the correct answer is a: slaves from other colonies ran away to georgia.