Why did new towns spring up in places that were not near rivers or canals?

a. all of the land near rivers and canals was already occupied by the cities and towns.
b. the united states government sponsored new towns away from rivers and canals to attract settlers to the west.
c. the high levels of pollution in the country's rivers led people to settle areas that were far from those rivers.
d. the towns sprang up along newly laid railroad tracks. railroads could be built almost anywhere

D.The towns sprang up along newly laid railroad tracks. Railroads could be built almost anywhere.

trade regulation is a field of law, often bracketed with antitrust (as in the phrase “antitrust and trade regulation law”), including government regulation of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive business acts or practices. antitrust law is often considered a subset of trade regulation law. franchise and distribution law, consumer protection law, and advertising law are sometimes considered parts of trade regulation law.

in general the theory of economics says that the more open to trade a country is the better   the result for the same country and the whole economies.

in real life countries impose taxes, quotas, etc which is not so good for the economies.

this kind of commercial war between the usa and china is slowing down the growth of the whole world so we can say that it is a draw back of trade regulations. and the free trade agreements are benefits of trade regulations.

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