Why did the colonists found the house of burgesses? a. they didn’t want to be ruled by the king anymore. b. the king of england told them to do it. c. the growing colony needed its own form of government. d. they wanted the governor to appoint someone to make laws.

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.