Question

What effect did improvements in transportation have on American settlements
in the early- to mid-1800s?

A.) Settlements stayed the same, but people took more trips using the railroads.

B.) Americans began to settle along railroad tracks out in the West.

C.) People and goods traveled by road in covered wagons.

D.) Improved transportation meant freight had to follow rivers or canals.

Answer 1

Options C and D are correct.

President Thomas Jefferson laid out plans to connect the American communities, by various modes of transport. He did not want the people to rely only on railroads. Hence, several connecting dirt roads were laid and waterways (canals) dug up.  These transport projects started from the early 1800s and it was a good start for business communities, as goods could be transported by rail, road or water. Later, the succeeding Presidents took up on these projects.

Answer 2

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