Transportation transforming America

Multiple Select

Which of the following were major transportation innovations in the early 1800s?

• Roads

• Canals

• Steamboats

• Railroads

Multiple Choice

Which major transportation development was authorized by Congress in 1806 to connect the eastern states to the Ohio River Valley?

• Erie Canal

• National Road

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Clermont Steamboat

Open Ended

Explain how the construction of the National Road influenced westward expansion and economic growth in the United States during the early 1800s.

Multiple Choice

Which transportation innovation allowed for economical travel up rivers and contributed to the rapid growth of cities along riverbanks in the early 1800s?

• Railroads

• Canals

• Steamboats

• Turnpikes

Open Ended

How did steamboats revolutionize transportation and economic growth in the early 1800s?

Multiple Choice

Which major transportation development in 1825 connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and was celebrated by Governor DeWitt Clinton?

• The Erie Canal

• The National Road

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Panama Canal

Open Ended

How did the Erie Canal change the way Americans lived, worked, or traveled in the early 1800s?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were direct effects of railroad expansion in the Eastern U.S. during the 1830s–1850s?

• Connected major cities

• Slowed down westward migration

• Spurred industrial and urban growth

• Laid over 9,000 miles of track

Open Ended

How did railroad expansion change the way Americans lived, worked, or traveled in the early 1800s?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following transportation developments was NOT a major innovation in early 1800s America?

• Roads

• Canals

• Steamboats

• Airplanes

Open Ended

How did transportation innovations in the early 1800s affect trade, travel, and communication in America?

Multiple Choice

Robert Fulton was the inventor of:

• A superior steamboat

• The covered wagon

• The Pony Express

• the telegraph

Multiple Choice

Waterways such as canals and rivers were important in the process of early industrialization because they provided

• A means for integrating economic activities in regional and national markets

• A source for improved sanitation for the rapidly urbanizing population centers

• Access to leisure activities for the growing middle class

• Cheap electrical power needed for industrial production

Multiple Select

What were advantages of the Transcontinental Railroad for the pioneers?

CHOOSE 2!

• cheaper

• faster

• slower

• more expensive

Multiple Choice

Which box below lists some results of improved steamboat technology in the United States as of the mid-1830s?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major impact from the opening of the Erie Canal?

• The cost of shipping goods along eastern roads increased.
• Trade between eastern settlers and Native Americans increased.
• Cities in the Northeast grew and the cost of shipping goods from the midwest decreased.
• Workers from the South moved West and cotton exports to Europe decreased.

Multiple Choice

Who greatly expanded the American railroad system?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt