abeka history 11 section 13.4

corduroy

fill in the blank

most roads in the 1800s were either dirt roads or __________ roads

cumberland road

america’s first “highway”

macadam roads

created by john l. mcadam; added drainage to roads

john l. mcadam

who created the macadam roads?

robert fulton

invented the first practical steamboat, the clermont

clermont

what was the name of fulton’s first practical steamboat?

steamboats

main form of water transportation by the mid 1800s

canal

man-made body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

dewitt clinton

popularized the use of canals; completed the erie canal in 1825

erie canal

fill in the blank

dewitt clinton completed the _____ _______ in 1825

3,000

fill in the blank

by 1840, nearly ________ miles of track had been laid

railroads

this became the most expensive yet convenient form of travel

clipper ship

greatly cut ocean travel time across the atlantic

steamboats

most were made in england; caused a decline in american shipbuilding industries

pony express

mail-carrying company between missouri and california (1860)

telegraph

invented by samuel morse (1844); in the next several years, thousands of miles of telegraph lines were created

samuel morse

who invented the telegraph?

transatlantic cable

a series of underwater cables laid for telegraph communication

matthew maury

mapped the ocean for the cable; “pathfinder of the seas”

cyrus field

laid the cable and completed the project (1858)