How were the immigrants to the united states between 1870 and 1920 different from previous immigrants? a) they were mostly protestant. b) they were primarily catholic, eastern orthodox, or jewish. c) they were wealthy and came to the united states to open businesses. d) they majority of these immigrants spoke english.

Which answer best describes an advantage of shipping goods by canal? most towns would rather have canals than noisy railroads. goods could travel very fast downstream in the canal system. travelling by boat is a much more relaxing way to transport goods. heavy loads of goods could travel by boat more easily than if pulled by horses.