World studies Flashcards
the __________ or national road was an ealry road reaching all the way from Maryladn to lllinois
cumberland
turnpkes were a very profitable buesiness that private companies maintaind for year s
false
Is creditied with building the itst commercially successful steamboat
robett fulton
traveling by boat to lkae erie from albany new yrok was made pssible by the new tranpotaion foute the
erie canal
all of the following were benefits of the emergence of steamboat river travel except that river ports and frontirer settlements grew or river travel was no longer affected by weaterh cahnges
rier travel was no longer affected by weather changes
the eventual decline of canal buling and use in america was caused primarlily by the weater
false
what invention did peter coooper race with
locomotive
all of he following were ture except what state governmetsn hlped to finace realorad projects or it awas limkited to area wher errivers and streams provided water
it was limiedt to areas
for many years the pony experess provided a vital communication link with the rwest
false
a major function of the early telegraph network was to keep railroad traffic coordinated
true
what did smauel morese invent
the telegraph
what idea did eli whitney intorduce that led to the mass procution of many itmes
interchangeable parts
the __________ system describes the system whereby goods are manufactured by many people wokirng in one place
factory
what did smauel slater intodcuce in pawtucket
factory system
idustiral growth in the early 1800s occurred extensively in th enew england region
true