interconnectedness and Interdependence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What effect did the Erie Canal have on the economy?
It led to more cotton being grown in New York state.
It resulted in more people moving west.
It enabled a farmer in Michigan to sell more grain.
It caused cities to grow in the South. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. What increased due to the transcontinental railroad?
silver mining
cattle drives
tobacco production
interstate commerce -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What obstacles did builders of the transcontinental railroad have to overcome? Select the two correct answers.
running out of money
hurricanes
destruction by Native Americans
Sierra Nevada Mountains -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What river transported goods from the Erie Canal to New York City?
Potomac River
Mississippi River
Hudson River
Cuyahoga River -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. What was the first quick way to get mail across the country?
Answer: Â Interdependence is a related term of interconnectedness. As nouns the difference between interdependence and interconnectedness is that interdependence is the condition of being interdependent while interconnectedness is the state of being interconnected.
