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According to the text, what is the southern-most state to have major canals?
Virginia.
What is the only major road to continue south of Virginia?
Great Wagon road.
The Cumberland gap is on border of what three states?
Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
What was one of the reasons that there were no major road or canals in the northern states of Michigan, Vermont, New Hapshire, and Main?
Weather issues, and already having other ways for transportation.
Where did the name Tom Thumb originate from?
It originated in Maryland and got it’s name from a cartoon character that was no larger than his fathers thumb.
What was Tom Thumb?
America’s first steam locomotives.
why do you think the steamboat became more successful than the clipper?
Because it help more supply and people, and it didn’t rely on wind.
Why do you think telegraph poles were placed alongside the railroad tracks?
Because telegraph poles were used to communicate to make sure that trains didn’t crash.
How did growth in roads, canals, and railroad impact American settlement?
Expanding the transportation and trades system.
Settlers moving west.
Cowcatcher.
A wedge-shaped piece on the front of a locomotive.
Who was the first postmaster?
Benjamin Francklin.
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F. B Morse.
Canal.
A shallow man-made water highway.
What were the three major roads that provided transportation routes
Great Wagon Road
Wilderness Road
National Road.
Great Wagon Road-
A major route for settlers traveling southward into the southern colonies of America.
Wilderness Road
Key route for western expansion, allowing settlers to travel through the mountains into Kentucky and Tennessee.
National Road
First major highway in the Us built by the federal government, connecting Potomac and Ohio Rivers and facilitating westward expansion.
What was the cowcatcher used for?
It was used to push obstacles off the track.
What does a canal unit/connect?
Two bodies of water.
Cumberland Gap
A natural passage through the Cumberland mountains.