What was arguably the main difficulty in maintaining the large land empire of russia?
a. ethnic divisions
b. inexperienced leaders
c. lack of industrialization
d. lack of natural resources

Which answer best describes an advantage of shipping goods by canal? most towns would rather have canals than noisy railroads. goods could travel very fast downstream in the canal system. travelling by boat is a much more relaxing way to transport goods. heavy loads of goods could travel by boat more easily than if pulled by horses.