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.

Question

Travel after the National Road was built
Travel before the National Road was built

Bridges made creeks and rivers easier to cross
it rained, dirt roads became filled with mud puddies
Crushed stone or wood planks helped water drain off the road
Rivers and creeks were hard to cross.

Answer 1

Here’s how the statements can be sorted:

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

Travel before the National Road was built:

• It rained, dirt roads became filled with mud puddies
• Rivers and creeks were hard to cross.