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What Caused the Hub of the Western Distribution System to Shift

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What caused the hub of the western distribution system to shift from St. Louis to Chicago after 1840?


A) rapid railroad expansion
B) the opening of the Erie Canal
C) paving of the National Road with macadam all the way to Chicago
D) silting up of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis

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