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Formaly an Indian trail, called the "Warrior's Path"
Ran from North to South, traveling through the Appalachian Mountains |
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Cut by Daniel Boone
Used the Cumberland Gap |
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First federally funded highway
Ran from Maryland to Wheeling, and later to Illinois |
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built by Private companies for profit
named for sharp sticks guarding the entrances to roads |
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Made it easy to travel upstream
Helped with Western settlement
Increased trade between East and West |
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Made it easy to travel upstream
Helped with Western settlement
Increased trade between East and West |
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| origianl developer of the steamboat, but he never recieved credit |
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| Credited with the development of the steamboat, Clermont |
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| A shallow man-made water highway that connects two bodies of water |
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| Water compartments that can be open and shut |
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the most famous canal, which connected New York to Lake Erie
Canal travel reached its peak around 1825 |
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| Why did Canal transportation decline? |
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| The invention of railroads |
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| Inventor of the Railroad, made the first major trial of a railroad |
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| What are the advantages of the railroad? |
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| Faster, cheaper, not dependent on water, not affected by wealth |
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| What was the "Best Friend of Charleston" |
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| The first train to carry cars in regular service |
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| Where were most of the railroads located? |
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| The first postmaster general |
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Riders carried mail on horseback
Ran from the Saint Joseph to Sacramento |
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| Inventor of the telegraph |
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| What were telegraphs initially invented for? |
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| What was the Cumberland Gap? |
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| A natural passageway through the Appalachian Mountains |
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| Roads built to improve the delivery of mail. |
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| What was a "flying machine"? |
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| What were some of the major cities that developed because of the invention of steamboats? |
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| New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh |
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| What road stretched all the way from Maryland to Illinois |
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| Who is Richard Fairbanks? |
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| Gave permission to have his house used as a post office. |
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| Became the post-master general under the Constitution. |
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