| A | B |
| the movement of ideas and information | communication |
| people who did nothing but conduct trade | merchants |
| an area used by merchants for economic purposes | trade route |
| the movement of goods and people from one place to another | transportation |
| this makes it possible to share information with groups of people throughout the world | technology |
| this railway connected the east & west coast | Transcontinental Railroad |
| traveling by this is the fastest way to travel across long distances | airplane |
| they achieved the 1st powered flight in 1903 | Wright Brothers |
| human-made waterways | canals |
| the 1st federal highway | National Road/US Route 40 |
| This is US Route 40 in Springfield, Ohio | Main Street |
| sometimes called the “backbone” of our nation | trucks |
| Ohio was the 1st state to this to pave its streets | Concrete |
| This cheaper car increased the demand for better roads | Ford Model T |
| The number of Interstate Highways Ohio has | eight |
| Our Interstate Highway system was constructed b/c of this | Interstate Highway Act of 1956 |
| All even numbered Interstates run this way | East and West |
| All odd numbered Interstates run this way | North and South |