11.2 - Headed West

Multiple Choice

At the time of the first census, most people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How were turnpikes funded?

• by tolls paid by travelers

• by taxes on local landowners

• by gifts from large corporations

• by the government

Multiple Choice

The National Road was originally built to connect Virginia and Maryland

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was one disadvantage of river travel?

• Boats were limited to small loads

• Most rivers flowed east and west

• Traveling upstream was slow

• The ride was rougher than travel by horse and wagon

Multiple Choice

What was one result of steamboat travel?

• More people moved to the suburbs

• The cost of shipping was reduced.

• People began engaging in leisure activities.

• Work on new canals stopped.

Multiple Choice

What was De Witt Clinton's contribution to water travel?

• He invented the steamboat.

• He built the first factory along a river.

• He developed a plan for the Erie Canal.

• He built a large port in New York City.

Multiple Choice

The Erie Canal eventually allowed steamboats after the ____.

• canal banks were strengthened

• owners felt pressured by the government

• canal was made wider

• workers learned to operate them

Multiple Choice

Life in the West was much easier than life in eastern towns.

• True

• False