Industrial Revolution Quiz 2 2/4/26 Flashcards
Name the 5 ways transportation changed in the 1800’s.
Turnpikes National Road Canal Systems Steamboat Trains & Railroads
What was the “national road’?
The Cumberland Road, also called the “National Road”, was the first major highway in the US to be built by the federal government. Construction began in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland and reached to Wheeling, Virginia in 1818.
What states did the National Road run through?
Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
What is a Conestoga Wagon?
A heavy, covered wagon that is large enough to transfer 6 tons. Drawn by horses, mules, or oxen.
How was the Erie Canal built?
Men used... Horses Mules Wagons Wheelbarrows Hand tools New technology New desings
What was the purpose of the Erie Canal?
Move large quantities of goods
Go from Hudson to Midwest
Cut barrier of Appalachian Mts.
Farmers could ship goods
List cities along Erie Canal route.
New York City to Albany Schenectady Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo
What were the 5 ways the Erie Canal changed American transportation?
- Increase revenue for factories and farms
- Opened up unsettled areas of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana
- New York became the principal gateway to the West and the economic center of the country
- Connected the West states to the Northern states
- Grain farmers could ship goods to New England states
- Farmers weren’t needed as much in the North and many farmers moved to the city to work in factories
Who was Robert Fulton and what did he invent?
Sailed the first commercially viable steamboat
What was the name of Robert Fulton’s 1st steamboat?
Clermont
What was Robert Fulton’s first major route?
New York City to Albany
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Name 3 principal canals
Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Where was the first Iron Horse race?
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Where was the first Iron Horse race?
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
