Transportantion & Rise Of The Cities Flashcards
0
Q
What made possible to power river boats and trains?
A
Steam engine
1
Q
What connected the Great Lake and the Hudson River?
A
The Erie Canal
2
Q
What was the first road sponsored by the federal government connecting the east to the west?
A
National road
3
Q
What is a rail road?
A
Method to Move goods and people could be used year-round pull greater loads and could practically go any where
4
Q
What are tenements?
A
Living quarters found in crowed city slums.
5
Q
Why were cities a dangerous place to live In the 1800?
A
Diseases
No fire men
No police protection
