The 1790 census of the United States showed a population of nearly (1) _______________________. Most Americans lived within a fe
w hundred miles of (2) _______________________. By 1820 the population of the U.S. had increased to about (3) _______________________ people. The 363-mile trip from (4) _______________________ to Buffalo took a pioneer family about three weeks by wagon. Private companies built (5) _______________________, which charged fees to offset their costs. In 1806 Congress approved funds for a (6) _______________________ to the West. Although river travel was more comfortable, rivers allowed travel only on a (7) _______________________ direction. In 1802 Robert Livingstone hired (8) ________________ ______________ to develop a more powerful steamboat. In 1807, the (9) _______________________ made the 150-mile trip from New York City to Albany in only 32 hours. Canals Led by (10) _______________________, New York officials planned to link New York City with the Great Lakes region. Thousands of laborers worked on the construction of the 363-mile (11) _______________________. At first, this waterway did not allow the passage of (12) _______________________. Instead, teams of (13) ___________________ hauled th
The 1790 census of the United States showed a population of nearly (4 million). Most Americans lived within a few hundred miles of (Atlantic coast). By 1820 the population of the U.S. had increased to about (10 million) people. The 363-mile trip from (New York City) to Buffalo took a pioneer family about three weeks by wagon. Private companies built (Turnpikes) which charged fees to offset their costs.
In 1806 Congress approved funds for a (National road) to the West. Although river travel was more comfortable, rivers allowed travel only on a (North-South) direction. In 1802 Robert Livingstone hired (Robert Fulton) to develop a more powerful steamboat. In 1807, the (Clermont) made the 150-mile trip from New York City to Albany in only 32 hours. Canals Led by (De Witt Clinton), New York officials planned to link New York City with the Great Lakes region. Thousands of laborers worked on the construction of the 363-mile (Erie Canal).
At first, this waterway did not allow the passage of (Steamboats). Instead, teams of (Mules or Horses) hauled the boats and barges.
There are many reasons why the North and the South had grown so far apart by 1861, but the best option is "A. The North opposed the idea that a state could leave the Union, but the South supported it."
