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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Railroad companies eventually agreed to use the same gauge-the space between the rails.
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Americans even began talking of building a railroad from north to south across the country.
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The Rocket inspired American inventors to turn their attention to railroads.
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Railroad companies eventually replaced wooden railroad tracks with ones made of iron.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer:Railroad companies could never agree to use the same gauge-the space between the rails. After the revolution in transportation, almost all the ordinary items people needed had to be made locally. This is incorrect.
Detailed explanation-2: -1827: The first railroad in North America-the Baltimore & Ohio-is chartered by Baltimore merchants.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main reasons for the increase in railroad construction was The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad companies both received financial aid from the government. The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, allowing for increased trade with Asia and opening up the West for expansion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Railways were introduced in England in the seventeenth century as a way to reduce friction in moving heavily loaded wheeled vehicles. The first North American “gravity road, ” as it was called, was erected in 1764 for military purposes at the Niagara portage in Lewiston, New York.
Detailed explanation-5: -Railroads created a more interconnected society. Counties were able to more easily work together due to the decreased travel time. With the use of the steam engine, people were able to travel to distant locations much more quickly than if they were using only horse-powered transportation.