Transportation During Westward Expansion

What was the name of the road that connected Ohio to the East in 1811.

• Long Road

• National Road

• Westward Road

• Ohio Road

What did pioneers use for transportation along the Oregon Trail?

• A railroad train

• Steamboats

• Flatboats

• Covered wagons

People used rivers and _______ to ship goods because it was fastest and cheapest way to ship goods.

• The ocean

• Streams

• Canals

• Covered wagons

This became the most heavily traveled road in the U.S. because it was wide, paved with flat stones, and long.

• Westward Road

• American Road

• Stone Road

• National Road

Which of the following was first used to transport freight along the Erie Canal?

• Steamboats

• Flatboats

• Cargo ships

• Canoes

What connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River making transportation of goods easier?

• The Hudson Bridge

• The Erie Canal

• The National Road

• Railroads

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Telegraph

• Steamboats

• Mechanical reaper

Why was transporting freight by steamboat better than by flatboat?

• Flatboats could travel upstream and downstream, while steamboats could only travel one way, downstream.

• Both flatboats and steamboats could travel upstream and downstream, however steamboats were better for the environment.

• Steamboats were lighter for horses or oxen to pull along the canals.

• Steamboats could travel upstream and downstream, while flatboats could only travel one way, downstream.

Which of the following created even more change for transportation after wagons, steamboats, and barges in canals?

• Steam locomotive

• Cargo ships

• Covered wagons

• Flatboats

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

• Gave people safer transportation

• Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship

• Opened new land for exploring and settlements

• Made goods and services more expensive & harder to ship