Honors 9.2 Transportation

Honors 9.2 Transportation

8th Grade

9 Qs

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Honors 9.2 Transportation

Honors 9.2 Transportation

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major construction in 1825 significantly boosted east-west trade?

Panama Canal

The Erie Canal

The National Road

Transcontinental Railroad

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who funded the Erie Canal?

Federal Government

British investors

Private investors

State of New York

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of constructing the Erie Canal?

To facilitate trade between the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes

To connect the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean

To provide a direct route for military transportation

To increase agricultural development in the western territories

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major problem with early railroads in America?

Frequent derailments

Lack of passengers

Different track gauges

Coal shortages

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did steamships compare to sailing ships for long sea voyages?

They were slower

They were more dangerous

They were faster

They were less reliable

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1853 New York and ______ were linked by rail.

Atlanta

St. Louis

Chicago

Philadelphia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What technological advancement allowed for immediate long-distance communication?

Radio

Internet

Telephone

Telegraph

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When were transatlantic telegraph cables successfully laid?

after the Civil War

prior to the Civil War

during the Civil War

during WWI

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which regions benefited most from the transportation and communication developments in the first half of the 19th century?

West and South

South and East

Northeast and West

Midwest and South