Which of the following is a reason for the rapid manufacturing and commercial expansion experienced by the Northeast during the forty years following the War of 1812?
A) The unparalleled natural increase in the population of the North and South increased demand for manufactured products.
B) The federal government poured vast sums of money into the building of factories and the building of canals.
C) Transportation costs were dramatically reduced as a result of extensive internal improvements.
D) After the war, most European nations refused to export goods to the United States, thus domestic manufacturing expanded rapidly in the Northeast to meet consumer demand.

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The extensive internal improvements, including the building of canals and railroads, dramatically reduced transportation costs and allowed for easier movement of goods, contributing to the rapid expansion of manufacturing and commercial activities in the Northeast. While population growth and domestic manufacturing expansion may have also played a role, they are not as directly linked to the transportation improvements. The federal government did invest in internal improvements, but not on the scale suggested in choice B. There is no indication in the statement that European nations refused to export goods to the United States after the War of 1812.

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