Why did new england merchants become leading members of society

How did the technology of the late 1800s affect the growth of cities? select one: a. cities were able to expand outward because of additions to railroads. b. electric streetcars enabled the wealthy city dwellers to move to the first suburbs. c. advances in steel and metal technology allowed for the development of the skyscraper, which allowed cities to grow upwards. d. all of these are correct.

In the gettysburg address, which rhetorical device does abraham lincoln employ when he says, "the world will little note, nor remember what we say here, but ic never forget what they did here"?

Which of the following show the new economic ideas were growing in the south in the late 1800s