Effects of Transportation on the Economy

What was the first major railway built in the United States?

• The Central Pacific Railway

• The Cumberland Road

• The Erie Canal

• The Baltimore and Ohio Railway

Which transportation innovation drastically reduced travel time and cost for shipping goods from the Midwest to the eastern seaboard?

• The National Road

• The Erie Canal

• The Clermont Steamboat

• The Transcontinental Railroad

Who was the American engineer that made the steamboat a success?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John Stevens

• Robert Fulton

• George Stephenson

What was the primary mode of transportation in 18th-century America?

• Air travel

• Water transportation

• Roads

• Railways

What was the name of the first train on the Central Pacific line?

• The Rocket

• The Clermont

• The Flying Scotsman

• The Governor Stanford

Which canal connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River?

• The Ohio Canal

• The Panama Canal

• The Illinois & Michigan Canal

• The Erie Canal

What was the main benefit of the steam-powered locomotive?

• It was slower but more reliable

• It was a heavy-duty, fast, year-round transport solution

• It was more expensive than other options

• It was only used for passenger travel

Which city became the nation's leading commercial port by the 1840s?

• Boston

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Chicago

What was the first toll road in the United States?

• The Lancaster Turnpike

• The Baltimore and Ohio Railway

• The National Road

• The Erie Canal

Which transportation development helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America?

• The development of air travel

• The construction of highways

• The development of steamboats and the canal system

• The invention of the automobile