Geography Flashcards
1
Q
What was the name of the first federally funded road built in the United States?
A
National Road or Cumberland Road
2
Q
What waterways did the Eerie Canal connect?
A
Hudson River, Lake Ontario, and Lake Eerie
3
Q
What was brought to the east along the Cumberland Road?
A
Agricultural Product
4
Q
What was brought to the west along the Cumberland Road?
A
Coffee, sugar, and manufactured goods.
5
Q
How were most goods shipped in the South?
A
By Rivers
6
Q
Which form of transportation was the cheapest way to move good in the North?
A
By Train
7
Q
In what direction were most enslaved people sold during the mid-19th century?
A
South and West
8
Q
Why were there more cash crops in the south compared to the north?
A
Its long, warm, growing season with a lot of flat, fertile soil.
