Name:________________

Date:______________

Social Studies

Mrs. Price

Watch, listen, and fill in the blanks!

• The first settlers traveled mostly by ____________
  
  
• People in the early days tried to travel by _________ if they could.
  
  
• In 1673 the first_______ riders went between Boston and New York.
  
  
• In winter, people replaced their carriage or wagon wheels with _________
  
  
• In 1783, the first _____________________ line was established.
  
  
• In 1808, a ________________ was begun between Boston and Worcester.
  
  
• A "corduroy" road was made of______ laid side by side across the road.
  
  
• The _______Canal was built from Boston to Lowell; it opened in 1803.
  
  
• Canals had ________ to raise or lower boats to different water levels.
  
  
• Freight barges carried _________ farm produce, and hides to Boston.
  
  
• Canals were busy in every season except
  
  
• The canal lost business because of the Boston and Lowell __________
  
  
• Railroads were running in a few places in Massachusetts by the _____s.
  
  
• The Hoosac Tunnel was built in the __________ so the trains could pass through the hills more quickly and easily.
  
  
• During the 1850s, many cities and towns began to have___________
  
  
• Automobiles became popular in the early ___________s.