Unit 4 Topic 2: Transportation and Movement

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Jase A.

• Logan T.

One impact the water-pumping windmills had on farming was that it allowed farmers to pump and store more water without human power.

• True

• False

Which waterway allowed New York City to become the financial capital of the world during the 1800s?

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Erie Canal

• Missouri River

How did the Transcontinental Railroad influence the supply of goods around the United States during the 1800s?

• increased the amount of goods transported around the nation

• decreased the amount of goods transported around the nation

• increased the cost to transport goods around the nation

• increased the time it took to transport goods around the nation

​Based on this source, why was it difficult for cotton farmers to make a profit from growing cotton?

• Cotton took a long time to grow.

• The climate in the United States was not suitable for growing large amounts of cotton.

• Picking cotton requires a lot of labor and time. 

• Cotton seeds could easily be removed from its fibers. 

This invention made it easier to break up the ground as the soil would not stick to it.

• Cotton gin

• Steel Plow

• Barbed Wire

• Water Pumping Windmill

This was first highway built entirely by federal funds

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Erie Canal

• National Road

• Pennsylvania Turnpike

This had tracks that connected the eastern and western parts of the United States.

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Erie Canal

• National Road

• Pennsylvania Turnpike

Using steel plows allowed the soil to not stick to the plow making it easier to plow the ground with less power.

• True

• False

​Based on this source, how did the Transcontinental Railroad impact westward migration?

• settlers could now access the resources located in the western regions

• more goods could be transported westward

• more people could move westward at a faster pace

• the Transcontinental Railroad connected the east coast to the west coast