Impact of Railroads on Society

How did railroads change daily life for people?

• They made travel slower.

• They allowed more people to interact with industrial machines.

• They replaced the need for factories.

• They made horses more popular for travel.

Why did people begin reading more on trains?

• Train rides were too short to talk to strangers.

• Reading made the train go faster.

• The train windows were too small to see outside.

• Books were free for train passengers.

What fear did some people have about train travel?

• Trains would replace all jobs.

• Traveling fast could lead to derailment and death.

• Horses would become extinct.

• Railroads would only benefit the rich.

How did new technology change human behavior?

• It made people interact with strangers more.

• It created new fears and anxieties.

• It encouraged people to avoid reading.

• It slowed down communication.

How did railroads affect the way people saw nature?

• They made it easier to travel and appreciate nature.

• People viewed landscapes as a blur from the train windows.

• Nature became more important to travelers.

• Trains did not affect people’s views on nature.

What was one way railroads influenced art and media?

• They made stagecoaches more popular.

• They inspired the idea of fast-moving pictures.

• They slowed down communication.

• They increased demand for books about horses.

What did some Romantic thinkers believe about trains?

• Trains had more soul than horses.

• Trains destroyed the connection between humans and nature.

• Trains helped people enjoy nature more.

• Trains were less efficient than walking.

Why did some people feel nostalgia for life before industrialization?

• They thought trains were too expensive.

• They missed the slower, more natural ways of living.

• They believed the world was safer before railroads.

• They thought industrialization made books less important.

Why did economists like railroads?

• They made transportation costs easy to calculate.

• They increased demand for stagecoaches.

• They allowed people to work fewer hours.

• They eliminated the need for factories.

How did railroads impact travel costs?

• They made travel more expensive.

• They made travel cheaper and more accessible.

• They only helped the wealthy afford vacations.

• They had no impact on travel costs.