Which best describes a dictatorship?

Which fact would this be, and how might you verify the truth?

According to the map, most mining occurs in the. part of the state

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.