Studied by 15 people
corduroy
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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
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dewitt clinton completed the _____ _______ in 1825
3,000
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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)
