Assessment 2: Test

1. Describe some of the uses for wood before the American Industrial Revolution.
2. Explain the relationship between crossties and concerns regarding forest depletion.
3. What were some of the technological advances during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that helped conserve trees? What factors sparked these innovations?
4. Explain the impact railroads had on American forests during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
5. Explain the impact railroads had on American society during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
6. Provide two examples of materials extracted from trees in the production of common household items. Name two items in either your classroom or home that are derived from trees.
7. How did steamboats utilize wood during the nineteenth century?
8. Explain the significance of wood in the American Industrial Revolution.