Technological Developments

a place where travelers can pay to eat and sleep

• inn

• lumber

• locomotive

• stove

• paddle wheel

wood that has been cut and is used for building

• inn

• lumber

• locomotive

• stove

• paddle wheel

a railroad engine

• inn

• lumber

• locomotive

• stove

• paddle wheel

a device in which fuel is burned to generate heat, usually for cooking or warmth

• inn

• lumber

• locomotive

• stove

• paddle wheel

a large wheel with boards attached to it that help push a ship forward

• inn

• lumber

• locomotive

• stove

• paddle wheel

How did the steamboat change river travel and river trade?

• The steamboat enabled people and goods to travel both upstream as

  well as downriver.

• Increased trading.

• Expanded travel.

• All of the above

• None of the above

What was the Clermont?

• I didn't pay attention that day.

• The major port city in New York.

• The name of the first railroad company.

• The name of the steamboat invented by Robert Fulton.

Which of the following is NOT an item that most pioneers brought along with them?

• water jugs

• weapons

• flour

• drum set

Why didn’t most pioneers choose to ride in the wagons?

• They wanted to get some exercise as they traveled.

• They liked to collect leaves and rocks they found along the way.

• It was against the rules to ride in the wagons.

• The wagons weren’t comfortable because they rattled and shook along the bumpy trail.

Why couldn’t the steamboat solve all of the nation’s transportation needs?

• Only people that owned land could travel on a steamboat.

• It only went from East to West.

• Steamboats could only travel on rivers and, in the western territories, rivers often ran north and south, rather than west.

• It wasn't large enough for all of the supplies.