LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement about the Transportation Revolution is true? The Transportation Revolution enabled goods, people, and information to travel rapidly and efficiently across the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The expansion of internal American trade greatly increased with the adoption of canals, steamboats, and railroads. These collective advances in technology became known as the Transportation Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -First the invention of a wheel brought a revolution in transport.
Detailed explanation-4: -More than 500 steamboats were in use in the United States by 1840. By the 1850s, steamboats were also being used to carry people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean. Increased steamboat shipping led to conflict over waterway rights.