Question

What did people rely on rivers for during the eighteenth century? Select the three correct answers.(2 points) Responses collecting drinking water collecting drinking water sending telegrams sending telegrams transporting people and goods transporting people and goods powering mills powering mills producing electricity

Answer 1

During the eighteenth century, people relied on rivers for the following:

1. Collecting drinking water
2. Transporting people and goods
3. Powering mills

Sending telegrams and producing electricity were not relevant to that time period, as telegraphy and electrical power generation were developed later.