Ch. 11 Section 4 Check In

Front

Who was the most famous early pioneer mentioned in the text?

Back

Daniel Boone

Front

What was the name of the route cleared by Daniel Boone and his party?

Back

Wilderness Road

Front

Which mountain range did the Wilderness Road cross?

Back

Appalachian Mountains

Front

By the early 1800s, how many states had joined the Union?

Back

Eight

Front

Why did private companies begin to build turnpikes or toll roads?

Back

To move goods to market quickly and cheaply

Front

What are corduroy roads made of?

Back

Sawed-off logs, laid side by side

Front

What was the National Road?

Back

The first federally funded road

Front

What is a canal?

Back

A channel dug across land and filled with water

Front

Who proposed the canal from the Hudson River to Lake Erie?

Back

DeWitt Clinton

Front

In 1819, how many free states and slave states were there in the nation?

Back

11 free states and 11 slave states