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What was the fastest way of traveling?
Water travel
Large towns and cities grew along _____.
Waterways.
Erie Canal
What was the period called Industrial Revolution?
A period where they started using new sources of power.
What was the Boston Massacre?
When was the first railroad built?
1826
When did people start building canals?
1800s
Who made the first call?
Alexander Graham Bell
What were the sources of power? And how were they replaced?
-Waterpower, steam power, electric power
Name 3 New England States
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
When did the Erie Canal open?
1825
When did they start using the telegraph?
1844
Who opened the first electric power plant?
Why is it New England called like that?
Because the European settlers came from England.
What's the biggest city in New England region?
Who wrote Little Women?
-Double points: what is it about?
Louisa May Alcott.
-Four sisters living in Massachusetts.
What was the manufacturing center of the US in the 1800s?
New England.
What are some important industries in New England?
Fishing and shipping.
What kind of government does New England use?
Town meeting.
What is a town meeting?
Double points: what is this kind of democracy called?
People come to a meeting and vote on important decisions.
-Direct democracy