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OHIO HISTORY: Chapter 6 Research Questions

page 98
1. Why was Ohio called the Gateway State?
2. People of Ohio started the T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _: better and faster ways to travel in and out of the state.
3. Why was transportation so important?
pages 101-104
4. Which direction did National Road run through Ohio?
5. From New Philadelphia, in which direction would you have to travel to get to National Road?
6. What two main bodies of water did the Ohio canals connect?
7. What allowed canal boats to travel up and down hilly country?
8. What was the maximum speed a canal boat could travel?
9. Why didn't people use steamboats and canal boats much after railroads came about?
pages 105-106
10. Name 4 reasons the Irish immigrated to the United States.
11. Name 3 reasons Germans came to the United States.
pages 111
12. What is a communal religion?
13. What were the names of the 2 largest groups of communal religions?
14. Why were the Shakers called "Shakers?"
15. Which Ohio town got its name from the Shakers?

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