Transportation in Early America

At the time of the first census, there were nearly 4 million Americans. Most of these people lived east of _____.

• the Atlantic Ocean

• Albany, New York

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the turnpike

Who explored the Warrior’s Path through the Appalachian Mountains?

• Daniel Boone

• George Washington

• Robert Livingston

• Robert Fulton

What was one disadvantage of river travel?

• Boats were limited to small loads.

• Most rivers flowed east and west.

• Traveling upstream was slow.

• The ride was rougher than travel by horse and wagon.

How were turnpikes funded?

• by tolls paid by travelers

• by taxes on local land owners

• by gifts from large corporations

• by the federal government

The National Road was _____.

• the nation's first federally funded highway

• originally built to connect Virginia and Maryland

• the first turnpike

• built by Daniel Boone

The Erie Canal was mainly built by _____.

• enslaved Southerners

• British workers

• western explorers

• Irish immigrants

What was DeWitt Clinton’s contribution to water travel?

• He invented the steamboat.

• He built the first factory along a river.

• He developed a plan for the Erie Canal.

• He built a large port in New York City.

What was one result of steamboat travel?

• More people moved to the suburbs.

• The cost of shipping goods was reduced.

• People began engaging in leisure activities.

• Work on new canals stopped.

The Erie Canal eventually allowed steamboats after the _____.

• canal banks were strengthened

• owners felt pressured by the government

• canal was made wider

• workers learned to operate them

Early pioneer families often settled in communities near _____.

• the Atlantic Ocean

• rivers

• military outposts

• Native American villages