Author Question: By 1850, the American transportation network mainly ran: A) from North to South. B) from the ... (Read 81 times)

michelleunicorn · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Francis Cabot Lowell and Paul Moody changed textile manufacturing with their invention of a/an:

A) power loom.
B) carding machine.
C) assembly line.
D) power sewing machine.

Question 2

In it early days, Lowell was unique in that it:

A) used entire families as workers.
B) was far larger than other mills.
C) used steam rather than water power.
D) was owned by the workers.

Question 3

In 1850, a person wanting to go from Raleigh to Nashville:

A) would have taken a circuitous road route.
B) could use a direct rail line.
C) would have gone by way of St. Louis.
D) could take a train to Memphis rather than a road to Nashville.

Question 4

By 1850, the American transportation network mainly ran:

A) from North to South.
B) from the Northeast to the Midwest.
C) along rivers.
D) along the coast.