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Ch 8 SS

Railroads

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What helped the new cities to grow in the Midwest and linked the Midwest and the North Railroads
Railroads linked the Midwest closely with this area Northeast
Railroads that traveled crops to the east, returned to the Midwest with this kind of goods Factory goods
How were crops shipped to the Northeast By railroads
The expansion of the railroads in the 1830's lead to the invention of the Steam engine
The inventor's name and nickname of the steam locomotive was Peter Cooper called "Tom Thumb"
Why did the stagecoach spread rumors about the railroads They were afraid of losing business to the railroads
Between 1830 and 1835, how many miles of railroad track were built in the US 1,000 miles
What area had railroads by the 1850's All states east of the Mississippi river
Nickname of the first American railroads and what did it signify Iron horse signified that horses powered the early trains
What was the problem with traveling by train from one side of the east coast to the other The rail lines were not connected
How many years did it take to build the American transcontinental railroads 9 years
The newest means of transportation available to the people in the Great Lakes in 1853 Railroads
What is the name of the railroad that was built in 1851 that linked New York with the Great Lakes Erie Railroad
What made goods cheaper to buy Easier transportation between Philadelphia and Boston
The area where factories were on the rise where located in 1850's and causing railroads to transport their goods was Northeast
Where did the grant money come from in the 1850's to help build the railroads The US government encouraged the building of the railroads funding the railroads
What is it called when a train jumps off the tracks Derailment
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