Which of the following were progressive era changes to the voting process which gave voters more power? direct primary - all party members voted on who would represent party on ticket recall - voters could remove officials from office early electoral college - established to make sure the public didn't have too much power in selecting leaders initiative - voters could introduce legislation public ballot - voters displayed choices in public to increase scrutiny referendum - allowed citizens to vote on laws directly direct election - all specialized positions in bureaucracy became elected positions without need of training

an effect of the steamboat's popularity was that people began building canals in the united states and europe. this was done to find another way to transport goods across the country and in that time, transportation using the river was very slow and dangerous. it depended entirely on manpower and the current of the river. that all changed in the late 1700's when steamboats were introduced. they soon revolutionized travel and trade through the river and dominated the waterways. eventually, other means of transportation took over from the steamboats, but there was a time that they the united states to expand to the west.

the answer is a glaciers carved a large valley that later flooded and became puget sound