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Why was the construction of the Cumberland Road in 1818 controversial?

Many people believed the Cumberland Road would draw industry away from the North to the southern states.

Many Americans believed the Cumberland Road was not needed to promote settlement in the Northwest Territory.

Some people thought it was unfair to use federal money to build a road that would only benefit a small number of Americans.

Opponents feared the Cumberland Road would destroy the economies of towns along the Potomac and Ohio rivers.

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The main reason why Democrats opposed the American System was because they believed it

benefited only certain regions in the nation.

gave the government too large a role in the economy.

forced small local banks to take unnecessary risks.

made American goods more expensive than imports.

The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by

Cyrus McCormick.

James Watt.

Eli Whitney.

John Deere.

Which two rivers were connected by the Cumberland Road, which was completed in 1818?

the Missouri and Mississippi rivers

the Potomac and Ohio rivers

the Arkansas and Red rivers

the Illinois and Ohio rivers

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