The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states -- A. relied on subsistence farming
B. used natural harbors for shipping
C. focused on mining and agriculture
D. traded freely with other nations

answer; people where able to travel across the u.s.a faster than any other mode of transportation,travel time was about a week,from coast to coast

c is the correct answer for this question.

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

by kd

in which two ways were the northeast woodland indians and the southeast indians similar? both collaborated to form the iroquois confederacy. both cultivated the crops of corn, beans, and squash. both lived in rich environments of swamps and rivers. both lived in tree-bark dwellings called wigwams. both expected men to hunt, while women farmed.