WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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There were no maps.
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The trains were very crowded.
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The roads were bad.
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It was too expensive.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common mode, and the cheapest, was walking. People would travel by foot for extraordinary distances to get supplies or visit friends and family. The lower classes rarely, if ever, travelled for pleasure. Another popular means of travel, especially in the southern colonies, was by horseback.
Detailed explanation-2: -18th-century travel time To travel this distance, an early American might have chosen an enclosed carriage. Some different types of carriages were referred to as Traveling Coaches, Landaus, Chariots, Demi-Landau and many others. These were enclosed and would protect you from the elements.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roads were in such a poor condition that transportation over rivers and canals was preferred. If waterways were not nearby, pack horses and carrier wagons carried heavy and fragile items into areas were roads were near to impassible. Carrier wagons were sturdy wagons pulled by oxen and covered with canvas cloth.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first roads were more like paths and trails. Early civilization transportation mainly involved animals and humans carrying supplies over tracks. Improvements eventually included clearing these paths of stones and trees usually at fords, mountain passes, and through swamps.