Question

Which of the following projects was not part of the transportation

revolution prior to the Civil War?

(A) Erie Canal

(B) Cumberland Road

(C) Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

(D) Clermont

(E) Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 1

It would be the "(E) Transcontinental Railroad" that was not part of the transportation revolution prior to the Civil War, since this project wasn't completed until 1869, after the war had ended.