erie canal and railroads

Question 1

the erie canal cost 7 million dollars, but toll charges paid the entire cost in _____ years.

Answer 1

ten years

Question 2

the first railroad to carry freight and passengers was the:
1. portage railroad
2. south carolina railroad
3. baltimore and ohio railroad
4. mohawk and hudson railroad

Answer 2

3. baltimore and ohio railroad

Question 3

How did the Erie Canal impact the economy of the United States? choose one.

Indigenous people had to move off their ancestral land.
It increased trade on the Mississippi.
Southerners were able to move north more efficiently and in greater numbers.
It opened direct trade between the Great Lakes and New York City.

Answer 3

it openedd direct trade between the great lakes and new york city.

Question 4

the erie canal stretched 364 miles from lake erie at buffalo to the ______ river.

Answer 4

hudson river

Question 5

connected charleston and hamburg

Answer 5

south carolina railroad

Question 6

connected albany and schenectady

Answer 6

mohawk and hudson railroad

Question 7

tom thumb was an engine built by ______________ in 1830

Answer 7

peter cooper

Question 8

governor of new york who built the erie canal

Answer 8

dewitt clinton

Question 9

made new york city a leading port

Answer 9

erie canal

Question 10

connected philadelphia and pittsburgh

Answer 10

pennsylvania canal

Question 11

completed in 1834

Answer 11

portage railroad

Question 12

an area through which ships can travel is said to be navigable. true or false?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

which of these became a reality primarily through the efforts of governor dewitt clinton?

1. mohawk and hudson railroad
2. south carolina railroad
3. erie canal
4. baltimore and ohio railroad

Answer 13

3. erie canal

Question 14

how wide is the united states standard railroad gauge?

Answer 14

4 feet, 8.5 inches

Question 15

a track for cars carrying materials out of mines is a:

Answer 15

tramway