Question

Towns Along the
Mississippi River in 1850
• Vicksburg, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
• New Orleans, Louisiana


The invention of the steamboat helped establish these cities as —

Answer 1

Answer: major centers of commerce

Explanation: steamboats were known for transporting goods and also moving people around, commerce means transportation of goods and large scale of them

Answer 2

Answer: a

Explanation: major centers of commerce