Goods and Markets
Trading Paths, Transportation
PA Turnpike
Conestoga Wagons
Canal and the Allegheny Portage
100
What is a junction?
Where travel routes cross
100
What were highways for people in early Pennsylvania?
Waterways
100
How long was the original turnpike?
62 miles
100
What is a Conestoga Wagon?
A. A small buggy for driving around town
B. A large freight wagon designed for rough terrain
C. A small wagon used for farms and short trips
B. A large freight wagon designed for rough terrain
100
What are passages dug to connect rivers?
canals
200
What is the act of trading without using money?
Bartering
200
What happened where waterways and footpaths crossed?
A. Trading
B. Conflict
C. Watersheds
A. Trading
200
People built roads to further trade and transportation. Because these roads were expensive to build, people had to pay a _____ to travel on them. A _____ was placed across the road to prevent people from traveling until they had paid.
Toll, Turnpike
200
What was the length of the Conestoga wagon?
13-16 feet
200
What is another word for slopes?
incline planes
300
Which place is a junction?
A. Millersburg
B. Pine Grove
C. Lewisburg
D. Shamokin
D. Shamokin
300
What is a pike?
A pole placed across a road
300
When was the original turnpike built?
1795
300
How many days did it take to get from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
23 days
300
How did the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal connect the canal system?
With a tunnel
400
A farm that grows more corn than usual has a _____. During a drought, water is _____.
Surplus, Scarce
400
The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was the first road that what?
Had a hard surface
400
What is a way road engineers made mountain transportation easier?
by digging tunnels through mountains
400
How many horses were needed for the Conestoga wagon?
6-8 horses
400
Cause: Rivers were useful for transportation.
Effect:__________
A. Canals were dug to help irrigate farmland.
B. Rivers were used for borders between states.
C. Railways were built beside rivers and canals.
D. Canals and railways were built to connect rivers.
D. Canals and railways were built to connect rivers.
500
A Native American tribe hunts animals and prepares their furs for trade. They are _______. Colonists come to trading posts for the furs. They are ________.
Producers, Consumers
500
What happened near trading posts?
The population increased
500
On the map, how many tunnels are apart of the turnpike?
8 tunnels
500
Which type of wagon was used for driving around town?
Small buggy
500
How did transportation of goods change over time?
A. Rivers and path were used first, then roads and canals, then railways
B. People carried baskets
C. Transportation by horse then wagons of increasing size then trains
D. All of the above
D. All of the above