improved transportation systems

Question 1

travel in the 1800s was much the same as it had been during the colonial times. true or false?

Answer 1

true

Question 2

the stagecoach provided comfortable and rapid transportation. true or false?

Answer 2

false

Question 2

ocean and river travel was fast but not dependable. true or false?

Answer 2

false

Question 2

flatboats could go upstream or downstream without difficulty. true or false?

Answer 2

false

Question 2

because of increased trade, better transportation became more important. true or false?

Answer 2

true

Question 3

the farmer and manufacturer both profited from improved transportation. true or false?

Answer 3

true

Question 4

corduroy roads were dangerous because of ____ in the roads.

Answer 4

logs

Question 4

turnpikes were ____ roads and could be used in any weather.

Answer 4

toll roads

Question 4

what was the first highway called?

Answer 4

the lancaster-philadelphia turnpike

Question 4

what road runs from cumberland to vandalia?

Answer 4

the national road

Question 5

what road ran from kingsport to kentucky river?

Answer 5

the wilderness road

Question 6

who built the steamboat called clermont?

Answer 6

robert fulton

Question 7

who built the steamboat called new orleans?

Answer 7

nicholas roosevelt

Question 8

most of the settlers traveling to the west floated on _________ whenever possible.

Answer 8

flatboats

Question 9

what made travel on a steamboat dangerous?

Answer 9

fires, changing channels, swift currents, hidden obstacles in the water, and collisions

Question 10

what were the two western rivers used most often?

Answer 10

the mississippi river and ohio river