Ch9 L2 Quiz

What mountain range did Daniel Boone explore to help pave a path west for new settlers?

• Sierras

• Rockies

• Appalachian

• Andes

What did private companies construct to connect inland centers?

• Freeways

• Turnpikes

• Expressways

• Interstates

What TWO advantages did steamboats have over sailing ships and barges?

• Easier to move with the current

• They could travel upstream, against the current

• Made it easier to move goods and people cheaper and faster

• energy used to power the boats was cheaper

Which canal connected Buffalo on Lake Erie to New York City

• Erie

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Hudson

How did canals effect the settlement of the west?

• People could move further inland, away from major rivers

• People could travel the canals and nap in the rooms beneath deck on steamboats

• Canals made it more challenging to settle the west as people couldn't cross them

• they connected regions that wouldn't have been connected