LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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Question
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Which statement best describes the condition of roads in the late 1700s?
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They had never been in better condition and spurred trade between cities and countries.
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They were muddy and rutted, inflicting on coach travelers bone-jarring injuries.
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They had steadily improved from Roman times through the Middle Ages to the late 1700s.
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They were in a bad state but it mattered little because no one used them.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes the condition of roads in the late 1700s? They were muddy and rutted, inflicting on coach travelers bone-jarring injuries. In the early 1800s, road improvements began in Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following describes American inventor Robert Fulton? He built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River. Fulton got popular credit for “inventing the steamboat."
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