Things

Question 1

Canal

Answer 1

a man made waterway that allowed passengers of boats or ships inland. It also helped connect Midwest farmers to the northeast and world

Question 2

Cotton Gin

Answer 2

a farming tool that made it easier to remove seeds from cotton

Question 3

Fifty four forty or fight

Answer 3

a phrase which referred to the latitude lines of the northern boundary of the Oregon territory over which England and America were arguing.

Question 4

Hand Cart

Answer 4

a wagon that goods were placed in which is pushed by a person

Question 5

Internal Improvements

Answer 5

roads, bridges, canals, and other similar projects that help make travel easier.

Question 6

Mechanical Reaper

Answer 6

a farming tool that made it easier to harvest wheat

Question 7

Railroads

Answer 7

allowed for travel year around and was comfortable for passengers

Question 8

Steam Boats

Answer 8

could go upstream or downstream and cut traveling costs and made travel faster

Question 9

Steel Plow

Answer 9

a farming tool that made tilling up the ground much easier

Question 10

Trails

Answer 10

used in the 1800’s that made traveling west much easier for settlers