Use the timeline to answer the question.

Question

When the 1800s began, the United States was a young, growing nation. Most Americans lived in states along the Atlantic Coast. Most people lived and worked on farms, and most of their tools and other products were made by hand, often at home or by local craftspeople.

But in both Europe and the United States, changes had begun that would transform people's lives. Look at the timeline to learn about some of these changes. Then follow the instructions below.

Question
Based on the timeline, decide whether each statement is true or false.(2 points)
True False
Steam-powered boats were built in Europe before the United States.

The United States government worked to improve transportation in the early 1800s.

Answer 1

Based on the information provided:

1. Steam-powered boats were built in Europe before the United States. - True
2. The United States government worked to improve transportation in the early 1800s. - True

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Answer 2

Use the map to answer the question. Land travel improved greatly in the early 1800s. At that time, many people from the Northeast were moving west to start farms, but travel was difficult. Once the settlers arrived, they also needed to send grain to customers back east, which took a long time. To help meet those needs, the United States government built the nation's first highway, called the National Road. Begun in 1811, this highway ran west from Pennsylvania through Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Because it took this route, the part of the country then called the Northwest became linked to the Northeast much more than to the South.
The National Road made travel much easier. Sort the following statements by whether they describe travel along the National Road's path before or after the road was built.(2 points)
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Travel before the National Road was built Travel after the National Road was built
Bridges made creeks and rivers easier to cross.Rivers and creeks were hard to cross.When it rained, dirt roads became filled with mud puddles.Crushed stone or wood planks helped water drain off the road.

Answer 3

Here are the statements sorted by whether they describe travel along the National Road's path before or after the road was built:

Travel before the National Road was built:

• Rivers and creeks were hard to cross.
• When it rained, dirt roads became filled with mud puddles.

Travel after the National Road was built:

• Bridges made creeks and rivers easier to cross.
• Crushed stone or wood planks helped water drain off the road.

Answer 4

Land transportation improved in the early 1800s, but it was still cheaper and faster for goods and people to be transported over water. Unfortunately, lakes and rivers often did not connect to make convenient shipping routes. So, goods had to be unloaded from a boat on one river, loaded onto horses or wagons, taken to the next river, and loaded onto boats again. Similar steps were necessary to avoid waterfalls and rapids.

To make shipping more efficient, states began to dig long, shallow canals to connect lakes and rivers. The most successful was the Erie Canal, constructed between 1817 and 1825. The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River, which then connected to New York City.
The Erie Canal had significant effects, in New York and beyond. Match each fact about the Erie Canal to its effect.(3 points)
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The state of New York spent $7 million on the canal. But the state earned even more money by charging people to use the canal.
The cost of shipping products from east to west decreased sharply, so those products became cheaper for many westerners.
Goods such as wheat could be shipped from areas near the Great Lakes, across the Erie Canal, and then down the Hudson River to New York City.
Other states spent millions of dollars to build their own canals, hoping to make a profit as large as New York's.New York City became the nation's busiest port and its leading business center.People around the Great Lakes could more easily buy clothes made on the East Coast.

Answer 5

Here are the facts about the Erie Canal matched to their corresponding effects:

1. The state of New York spent $7 million on the canal. But the state earned even more money by charging people to use the canal.
   Effect: Other states spent millions of dollars to build their own canals, hoping to make a profit as large as New York's.

2. The cost of shipping products from east to west decreased sharply, so those products became cheaper for many westerners.
   Effect: People around the Great Lakes could more easily buy clothes made on the East Coast.

3. Goods such as wheat could be shipped from areas near the Great Lakes, across the Erie Canal, and then down the Hudson River to New York City.
   Effect: New York City became the nation's busiest port and its leading business center.

Answer 6

Use the map to answer the question.
States spent millions of dollars in the race to build canals. But canals soon received competition from another new form of transportation—trains pulled by steam-powered locomotives. The first steam locomotive in the U.S. was used in 1830. The map below shows the canals and railroads that existed by 1860. Look at the map. Then follow the instructions below.

Question
Using the map above, complete the text. You will not use all of the response options.
By 1860, the nation's system of Response area was much larger than its system of Response area. Railroads were cheaper to build, and once completed, they transported goods and people much faster. They could also reach parts of the country where there weren't as many rivers. Both the canal and railroad systems were strongest in the Response area part of the country. These transportation systems made it easier to travel and ship goods over long distances. So, they made it Response area likely that people in different parts of the country would buy things from each other.

Answer 7

Based on the information provided, here is the completed text using appropriate responses:

By 1860, the nation's system of railroads was much larger than its system of canals. Railroads were cheaper to build, and once completed, they transported goods and people much faster. They could also reach parts of the country where there weren't as many rivers. Both the canal and railroad systems were strongest in the northeast part of the country. These transportation systems made it easier to travel and ship goods over long distances. So, they made it more likely that people in different parts of the country would buy things from each other.

Answer 8

Both the canal and railroad systems were strongest in the (northern or southern) part of the country.

Answer 9

Both the canal and railroad systems were strongest in the northern part of the country.