USH 9.2 and 9.3 Quiz

The first census of the United States was taken in year

The ______ extended from New York to Buffalo and was 363 miles long.

Beginning in the 1780s, ________ engines were used to power boats.

A series of _______ along a canal work like an escalator to help raise and lower boats up and down hills.

Pioneer women in the West would get together for ________ parties.

What were roads consisting of logs laid side by side called?

• corduroy roads

• cottom roads

• ridge roads

• silk roads

Which road connected Ohio with the East?

• East-West Road

• National Road

• Ohio road

• Vandalia Road

Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities?

• along canals

• along great rivers

• along state borders

• along toll roads

Which of these means of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities such as Cincinnati?

• canals

• Conestoga wagons

• new roads

• steamboats

Match each item with the correct statement

• sectionalism

• chief justice of Supreme Court

• John Marshell

• nicknamed "The Great Compromise"

• Internal improvements

• gave control of Florida to the United States

• Henry Clay

• building of roads, bridges, and canals

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• loyalty to a region