What steps did Americans take to build an improved national transportation system between 1810 and 1840?
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Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. By about 1825, thousands of miles of turnpikes crisscrossed southern New England, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey.
2. The toll roads, however, failed to meet the demand for low-cost transportation over long
distances.
3. The United States’ natural system of river transportation was one of the most significant reasons for its rapid economic development.
4. Steamboats overcame the limitations of flatboats.
5. Steam transport reduced costs, moved goods and people faster, and allowed two-way commerce on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
6. Canals were built to facilitate the shipping of western farm produce directly to the east coast.
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After Utah became a state in 1906, Mormons became politically powerful because they:
A) continued to practice polygamy and common land ownership. B) kept their religion out of politics. C) maintained their religious and cultural cohesion. D) abandoned their church and converted to mainstream Christianity.
Which of these was a key source of Booker T. Washington’s political power?
A) his position as mayor of Tuskegee B) his position as a minister in the Baptist church C) his connections to white businessmen D) his enormous personal wealth
Give several examples of political violence in the 1790s. How was this behavior different from what we expect in politics today?
What will be an ideal response?
In general, which of the following did not occur in western Europe after the decline of Roman authority?
a. A legal framework disappeared. b. There was increasing political fragmentation. c. The population depended on local strongmen rather than on monarchs. d. Roman traditions were replaced with family-based German traditions. e. The city of Rome lost its prominence as the seat of the Roman church.