Connecting a Young United States Quiz

Steamboats needed a lot of (a)   whether the water current was strong or weak.

John Fitch developed the first boat in 1787 that was powered by (a)   .

Why was Fulton's steamboat more popular at the time than Fitch's?

• Able to carry more people and freight

• More stable on the rough river waters

• Less expensive and traveled faster

• Able to travel on rivers and in the ocean

The Erie Canal linked what 2 major cities together?

• Albany

• New York City

• Erie

• Buffalo

• Pittsburgh

At the time of its opening, the Erie Canal was (a)   miles long.

The Erie Canal increased ...

• the amount of sightseeing in New York.

• the amount of goods that people from the east could buy.

• tourism of Niagara Falls.

• the number of wagons and oxen delivering goods.

What were the names of the two companies chosen to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Union Pacific

• Amtrak

• Central Pacific

• American Railroad

• Chicago Lines

Most of the workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad were ...

• children

• convicts

• soldiers

• immigrants

Why were 2 companies chosen to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• It would cost the US half as much money.

• They could start on opposite sides of the US and meet in the middle

• They needed to share the materials and resources

Who began the Pony Express?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander T. Baxter

• William Russell

• Henry A. Jones