Question

What did people rely on rivers for during the eighteenth century? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses

producing electricity
producing electricity

transporting people and goods
transporting people and goods

collecting drinking water
collecting drinking water

powering mills
powering mills

sending telegrams
sending telegrams

Answer 1

During the eighteenth century, people relied on rivers for:

1. transporting people and goods
2. collecting drinking water
3. powering mills

These were key uses of rivers in that era.