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- 1. Multiple Choice
a place where travelers can pay to eat and sleep
inn
lumber
locomotive
stove
paddle wheel
- 2. Multiple Choice
wood that has been cut and is used for building
inn
lumber
locomotive
stove
paddle wheel
- 3. Multiple Choice
a railroad engine
inn
lumber
locomotive
stove
paddle wheel
- 4. Multiple Choice
a device in which fuel is burned to generate heat, usually for cooking or warmth
inn
lumber
locomotive
stove
paddle wheel
- 5. Multiple Choice
a large wheel with boards attached to it that help push a ship forward
inn
lumber
locomotive
stove
paddle wheel
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the steamboat change river travel and river trade?
The steamboat enabled people and goods to travel both upstream as
well as downriver.
Increased trading.
Expanded travel.
All of the above
None of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the Clermont?
I didn't pay attention that day.
The major port city in New York.
The name of the first railroad company.
The name of the steamboat invented by Robert Fulton.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an item that most pioneers brought along with them?
water jugs
weapons
flour
drum set
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why didn’t most pioneers choose to ride in the wagons?
They wanted to get some exercise as they traveled.
They liked to collect leaves and rocks they found along the way.
It was against the rules to ride in the wagons.
The wagons weren’t comfortable because they rattled and shook along the bumpy trail.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why couldn’t the steamboat solve all of the nation’s transportation needs?
Only people that owned land could travel on a steamboat.
It only went from East to West.
Steamboats could only travel on rivers and, in the western territories, rivers often ran north and south, rather than west.
It wasn't large enough for all of the supplies.
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