Transportation in America

The best stage coaches were built in ..

• Cumberland, Maryland

• Concord, New Hampshire

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Brooklyn, New York

What were wagons with large white covers that looked liked sails and were used to travel across the prairies?

• Schooner

• stagecoach

• Covered wagons

• Prairie Schooner

Erie Canal connects what two cities?

• Buffalo and New York

• Cumberland and Baltimore

• Philladelphia and Boston

Canals between what two locations helped people to travel west?

• Baltimore and Mississippi River

• New York City and Ohio River

• Boston and Ohio River

Select the words that describe the Conestoga Wagons? Choose 3

• Carried 6 tons of weight

• Suspended on straps

• It had wide wheels and a canvas top

• The wagon was water tight so it can float on water

Match the ship to the descriptions.

• carried bulky freight

• flat boats

• carried people and freight down rivers

• schooners

• made regular crossings to Europe

• clipper ships

• sailed to China, people to California

• packet ships