Lesson Quiz 2
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Chapter 12, Lesson Quiz 2
Lesson Quiz 2 Growth and Expansion DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question. 1. What were roads consisting of logs laid side by side called? A. corduroy roads
C. ridge roads
B. cotton roads
D. silk roads
2. Which road connected Ohio with the East? A. East-West
C. Ohio
B. National
D. Vandalia
3. Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities? A. along canals
C. along state borders
B. along great rivers
D. along toll roads
4. Which of these means of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities such as Cincinnati? A. canals
C. new roads
B. Conestoga wagons
D. steamboats
5. Where did most Americans live at the time of the first census? A. along the National Road from Maryland to Illinois C. in the Cumberland Gap D. west of the Appalachian Mountains DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer each of the following questions. 6. What first occurred in 1790 in the United States that helped determine population?
7. What canal extended from New York City to Buffalo and was 363 miles long?
8. What type of engines began to power boats in the 1780s?
9. What parts of a canal work like an escalator to help raise and lower boats up and down hill?
10. What was a common type of party that pioneer women in the West gathered for?
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B. between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
Chapter 12, Lesson Quiz 2
Lesson Quiz 2 Growth and Expansion DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question. 1. What were roads consisting of logs laid side by side called? A. corduroy roads
C. ridge roads
B. cotton roads
D. silk roads
2. Which road connected Ohio with the East? A. East-West
C. Ohio
B. National
D. Vandalia
3. Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities? A. along canals
C. along state borders
B. along great rivers
D. along toll roads
4. Which of these means of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities such as Cincinnati? A. canals
C. new roads
B. Conestoga wagons
D. steamboats
5. Where did most Americans live at the time of the first census? A. along the National Road from Maryland to Illinois C. in the Cumberland Gap D. west of the Appalachian Mountains DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer each of the following questions. 6. What first occurred in 1790 in the United States that helped determine population?
7. What canal extended from New York City to Buffalo and was 363 miles long?
8. What type of engines began to power boats in the 1780s?
9. What parts of a canal work like an escalator to help raise and lower boats up and down hill?
10. What was a common type of party that pioneer women in the West gathered for?
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Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use.
B. between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
