Transportation & Industrial Revolution

Which of the following is NOT a way people or goods were transported in ancient China?

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A _____ is when a person carries a two-wheeled cart.

• rickshaw

• ship

• wheelbarrow

• ox cart

Type of transportation used by people of ancient China was determined by _____?

• what they wanted to use

• their job

• their religion

• their and their family's status

_____ were the best way to transport goods in ancient China.

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____ are tops that protected passengers and were found on animal carts.

• Canopies

• Hats

• Hovers

• Umbrellas

What was the Clermont?

• The first turnpike in the U.S.

• A nickname for the National Road

• The first commercial steam ship in the U.S.

• The first steam locomotive in the U.S.

Which were hindrances to building railroads in the early 19th century?

I. Turnpike operators opposed it.

II. Canal building had sapped state funds.

III. Passengers were scared to ride on trains.

IV. The Panic of 1837 limited private funding.

• I and II

• III only

• I, II, III and IV

• I, II and IV

After mid-century, which was the most important means of transportation through the interior of the nation?

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In the interior of the nation, which was the most important means of shipping in the early 19th century?

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Which best describes the federal government's position on building transportation networks?

• It wanted to build railroads but not canals.

• It opposed such internal improvements, believing they were best left to states and private investors.

• It supported internal improvements in theory but could not raise the funds to build them.

• It supported internal improvements and aggressively pursued building transportation networks.