How did the opening of the erie canal in 1825 affect life and economics in the united states? a. it reduced the cost of transportation and spurred development of towns in the midwest. b. it made it profitable to grow cotton so plantations grew more cotton. c. it allowed boats to travel up a river. d. mills and other factories did not have to be built next to rushing rivers since steam, instead of water, was used to power the machines.

european feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.

japanese feudalism. the era of feudalism in japan took place from the 12th through 19th centuries. during that period local rulers, either powerful families or military warlords, dominated the land, while the emperor was merely a figurehead and not a significant political presence.