Railroads in the North and South
Building Better Roads
Water Transportati-on in South
Water Transportati-on in North
100
What were steam-powered locomotives inspired by?
steamboats
100
What were most American roads like in the early 1800's
uneven and rocky
100
Why did they create the steamboat?
they had trouble getting up the river
100
What was the main source of transportation?
river travel
200
Did trains or steamboats travel faster?
trains
200
Who gave money to build a National Road across the Appalachian Mountains?
congress
200
Which was cheaper, roads or steamboat?
steamboat
200
What was the most affordable?
river travel
300
Could trains go over mountains?
only if tracks were laid
300
Who vetoed a bill that allowed states to build more roads?
James Monroe
300
Who showed in 1807 that steamboats were needed?
Robert Fulton
300
True or false, riverboats traveled hundreds of miles downstream?
true
400
What was the largest business in the north?
railroads
400
What was the reason the created the road down the Appalachian Mountains?
to tie the western states with the eastern states
400
What did they build because of not enough rivers?
canals
500
How many miles of track were laid in the north by 1860?
20,000
500
How did the road down the Appalachian Mountains look and feel like?
smooth with a gravel surface
500
What did canals provide between farms and cities?
all-water links
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