Question

Which of the following best describes the condition of roads in the late 1700s?

A.
They had steadily improved from Roman times through the Middle Ages to the late 1700s.

B.
They were muddy and rutted, inflicting on coach travelers bone-jarring injuries.

C.
They were in a bad state but it mattered little because no one used them.

D.
They had never been in better condition and spurred trade between cities and countries.

Answer 1

@Joel_the_boss

Answer 2

B

Answer 3

thnx man

Answer 4

can u help me with 10 more

Answer 5

In the early 1800s, road improvements began in Britain. Which of the following did not happen at that time?

A.
John McAdam built roads on a foundation of crushed rock that drained well and held up to heavy traffic.

B.
Merchants began to haul heavier loads with fewer horses, leading to increased trade and lower prices.

C.
Passenger traffic increased rapidly between British cities.

D.
The government took control of all private roads and used taxes to improve every road in Britain.

E.
People began to build turnpikes - roads with gates and guards that could only be used after payment of a toll.

Answer 6

sure

Answer 7

thnx man

Answer 8

wat about this 1

Answer 9

C i think

Answer 10

kk

Answer 11

During the late 1700s and early 1800s, canal building went through many changes. Mark the statement below if it is one of those changes.

A.
The British Parliament passed laws directing that rivers be dug deeper and made wider.

B.
Road development made canals obsolete and rarely used.

C.
Private firms cut canals at key points and connected rivers.

D.
Thanks to a web of waterways, boats could reach towns they had never been able to reach before.

E.
Americans showed little interest in the development of canals, regarding them as an Old World mode of transportation.

Answer 12

Select all that apply.

Answer 13

@Joel_the_boss

Answer 14

do u know wat is?

Answer 15

e,c,a i think

Answer 16

kk

Answer 17

Which of the following describes American inventor Robert Fulton?

A.
He built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River.

B.
He invented a steam-driven paddle boat, but the engine shook the boat to pieces.

C.
He constructed a boat with steam-powered oars that traveled between Burlington, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

D.
He was a well-connected politician who financed the first steamships.

Answer 18

i think D is one

Answer 19

maybe not sure

Answer 20

a

Answer 21

he invented the steam engine but i dont know if it shook the boat to pieces

Answer 22

thnx

Answer 23

Fulton got popular credit for “inventing the steamboat.”

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 24

is it true?

Answer 25

i would think so

Answer 26

kk

Answer 27

Successful as they were on rivers and lakes, steamboats were never able to cross the Atlantic.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 28

false i think but there was the titanic

Answer 29

yeah i agree

Answer 30

George Stephenson made important contributions to the revolution in transportation. Mark the statement if it is is true about him.

A.
His most famous steam-powered locomotive was the Rocket.

B.
He invented the electric telegraph.

C.
His locomotives only carried freight, not passengers.

D.
He is regarded as the “Father of the Railroad.”

Answer 31

Select all that apply.

Answer 32

just 3 more

Answer 33

do u know?

Answer 34

c,d

Answer 35

kk

Answer 36

Which of the following is not true about the development of railroads in the first half of the nineteenth century?

A.
The Rocket inspired American inventors to turn their attention to railroads.

B.
Railroad companies could never agree to use the same gauge - the space between the rails.

C.
Americans even began talking of building a railroad all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

D.
Railroad companies eventually replaced wooden railroad tracks with ones made of iron.

Answer 37

c

Answer 38

ok

Answer 39

After the revolution in transportation, almost all the ordinary items people needed had to be made locally.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 40

false

Answer 41

kk last one

Answer 42

After the revolution in transportation, factories began to grow in size.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 43

A

Answer 44

kk now last one

Answer 45

k

Answer 46

Samuel Morse helped spark a revolution in communications. Mark the statement if it describes one of Morse's contributions.

A.
He developed the semaphore system, thereby revolutionizing communications.

B.
He invented the electric telegraph that transmitted information instantaneously.

C.
He devised a code of dots and dashes for sending messages over the wire.

D.
The first telegraph line ran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New York City.

E.
Telegraph wires spread across the continent by following railroad tracks west.

Answer 47

Select all that apply.

Answer 48

c

Answer 49

and maybe a

Answer 50

ok

Answer 51

kk thnx man appreciate it :)

Answer 52

These are the correct answers (from the answer key):

Question 1 is B (They were muddy and rutted, inflicting on coach travelers bone-jarring injuries.)

Question 2 is D (The government took control of all private roads and used taxes to improve every road in Britain.)

Question 3 is A, C, and D (The British Parliament passed laws directing that rivers be dug deeper and made wider.), (Private firms cut canals at key points and connected rivers.), and (Thanks to a web of waterways, boats could reach towns they had never been able to reach before.)

Question 4 is A (He built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River.)

Question 5 is A (True)

Question 6 is B (False)

Question 7 is A and D (His most famous steam-powered locomotive was the Rocket.) and (He is regarded as the “Father of the Railroad.”)

Question 8 is B (Railroad companies could never agree to use the same gauge - the space between the rails.)

Question 9 is B (False)

Question 10 is A (True)

Question 11 is B, C, and E (He invented the electric telegraph that transmitted information instantaneously.), (He devised a code of dots and dashes for sending messages over the wire.), and (Telegraph wires spread across the continent by following railroad tracks west.)

Answer 53

B, D. ACD, A, True, False, AD, B, False, True, BCE