13.3 quiz

Which of the following became the main source of power as faster locomotives were built?

• Oil

• Wood

• Coal

• Gasoline

Which of these form of transportation was invented during the 1800s and led to a rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel?

• steamboats

• airplanes

• submarines

Steamboats meant that people and goods could move across the country…

• cheaper and faster

• rough and dangerous

• longer and more difficult

• slower and safer

What was the main way people travelled before trains and steamboats?

• by foot

• by horse

• by sailboat

• all of these

 Which of these statements is true of steamboat travel?  

• Steamboats could only move downriver since they relied on wind power.

• Steamboats could only transport people since they were not large enough to carry goods,

• Steamboats increased trade and profits because goods could be moved more quickly and cheaply.

• Steamboats reduced opportunities for international interaction because they could not cross the Atlantic Ocean.

 How did railroads affect trade and business in America?   

• Railroads had no effect on the economy because they were dangerous and unpopular with travelers.

• Railroads had no effect on the economy because there were not enough tracks laid to link cities together.

• Railroads led to economic decline because they used expensive materials and were time-consuming to build.

• Railroads led to economic growth because they enabled manufacturers and farmers to send their goods to distant markets.

The rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation  

• Industrial Revolution

• Revolutionary War

• Transportation Revolution

The first full-sized commercial steamboat, developed by Robert Fulton and tested in 1807.

• Clermont

• Tom Thumb

• Titanic

Supreme court ruling that reinforced the federal government authority over the states . 

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gibbons v. Ogden

In 1830, to show off the new steam-powered train engine, they chose to race it against a horse-drawn carriage and the train won.

• True

• False