13. Write a report on the influence of the steamboat in building up one of the cities named. [Local histories.]
14. Early canal projects. [Hulbert, vol. 13, chaps. 2, 3.]
15. The Mohawk River route. [Hulbert, vol. 14, chap. 1.]
16. Early projects for a canal in the Mohawk Valley. [Same, chap. 2.]
17. The Erie Canal. [Same, chap. 4.]
18. Economic effects of the Erie Canal. [Hulbert, vol. 14, chap. 5.]
19. Origin of American railroads. [Johnson, chap. 2.]
20. Did any European country present conditions like those of the U. S., in respect to railroad development? What has been the history of railroads in Russia? [See chap. 44.]
21. Growth of the American railroad system. [Johnson, chap. 3; Hadley, chap. 2; Coman, 234-242.]
22. Because the Ohio farmer received more for his products, does it follow that railroads have raised the price of articles and forced consumers to pay more for them?