Who had more tracks of railroads?
Why do you think the north with its cities and factories had more railroads than the south?

List Three changes in the way goods were made during the early 1800s?
What caused the growth of cities between 1840 and 1860?

What were some of the effects of the railroad on the country?
What effect did canals and railways have on transportation from the East tot he Midwest?

What spead up the harvest of wheat?
List two inventions that transformed the way goods and peope were moved in the 1800s.
What are two reasons that farmers were able to make more money growing wheat.