Weather played a major hindrance on the wagon roads. Any amount of rain would turn the dirt road into a mud swamp. ... The most famous turnpike was a federal road-building project called the National Road. ... By the 1850's, the National Road reached Vandalic, Illinois. The failure of the turnpikes came with the price of traveling on the roads and the large price it cost to build and maintain the road. ...

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The monster of the road, the Ford Excursion, is available with a ten cylinder engine. ... Everyday, millions of Americans face congested roads to school,work, or the grocery store and then back home again. Horns honk, cars collide, and frustration flares as multitudes of drivers diverge on the same roads. ... Most Americans do not plan their everyday road trips around conservation. ... If Americans want to save resoursces and clear up the congestion of their roads, then the name of the game is sacrifice. ...

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In the year 1811, the federal government began construction on the National Road. People could travel this road in their buggy's, and by the year 1838, the road spanned from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. ... The gentlemen and ladies would pay a set sum of money, and the roads would end up paying for themselves. All these roads were used heavily, and they were the colonist's only way to get around. ...

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Or how many times have you seen a bicycle rider driving on the wrong side of the road, at night, in dark clothing? ... According to the Wisconsin Statues, every bicyclist crossing a road at any point other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles upon the road. ... While driving down a highway he drove over some gravel lying in the road. ... Always ride on the correct side of the road and wear a helmet. ... In order to get these numbers down we all need to learn the rules of the road as well as how to interact together. ...

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., but an American System was put in to play by Henry clay, in order to produce better roads and canals. ... The roads were so bad, while a British actress was traveling through the U.S. she stated "The wickedest road, I do think, the cruelest, hard-heartedest road that ever a wheel rumbled upon." ...

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By building huge colonies, extensive road systems and for other technological advances, the colonizers greatly changed the face of our nation. ... Instead of a meetinghouse being the center of the community, the waterways and roads became a place of social life a brief moment for colonists to sit back and relax was very rare and very savored. ...

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Another blow was delivered to Clay when he proposed that is was necessary to construct the Maysville Road in Clays home of Kentucky. It was believed that the federal government was and should be responsible for covering the costs of the road because it was needed to connect Kentucky to the rest of the eastern seaboard. But Jackson decided that if it would be constructed, Kentucky would be responsible for the payment and construction of the road, for it was not an integral part of America's growth and development. Jackson stated that the road wouldonly benefit Kentucky. ... He used his po...

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As we were on the road I noticed that most of the drivers didn't follow the road signs or the speeding limit and cops never stopped them or bothered to care. ... Most of the back roads were gravel and dirt; it looked nothing like a road. ... Their wardrobe was different from what I wear and see, the time they decide to have dinner was not the same, the way the shopped for groceries at the supermarket was the complete opposite and the way the way that people didn't follow any road signs was different from back in the States. ...

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It is a great way to keep those multiple offenders off the road, but those people that get away with drunk driving are still a threat although they may get caught. ... If Ignition Interlock systems were placed in all cars there would be significantly fewer amounts of drunk drivers on the road. ... This will automatically prevent millions of drunken driving car accidents and thousands of deaths, creating safer roads for all citizens in our country. ... Every time drunk drivers get behind the wheel, they are not only putting themselves in danger, but also every other person on the road. ... Ign...

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But not all of the self made billionaires and millionaires took the tough road by starting their own business, but instead took the easy road, which is probably the smart way to become rich today, by just buying out a company that was already established. ...

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The novel On The Road is based on one mans true stories about his craziest adventures through the United States and Mexico. ... The one thing they do encounter on their road trip is the lack of responsibility that Dean had for life. ...

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Since there is no government, the society can't regulate trade, set up national banking systems, declare war, build roads, tax, and declare war or even coin money. ... For example, Cedar Rapids needs money to build a new road with the new housing going up. "Person A", therefore, goes door to door in order to get money for the fun of putting in the new road. ...

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In response to this growing challenge to keep our roads safe, as of Oct. 1, 2013, Florida put into law (Senate Bill 52/ Florida Statutes Section 1, Section 316.305) that while driving you cannot text, or type on your phone or computer; keywords being: while driving. ... The problem is that this technology is only an option and is not available for cars already on the road. ... We will have to research this topic in a few years from now to tell whether these changes are working to keep us safer on the road....

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A person's driving does not just involve just that person, but any other person that is on the road at the same time. ... About as many Americans die on U.S. roads every year as were killed during the entire Vietnam War. ... On an average weekend night, one out of every ten drivers on the road is drunk. ...

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With so many cars on the road, they become congested, leading to the need for new, longer, and wider roads that encroach on existing ecosystems and animal habitats. With roads and highways stretching farther and farther from the city, suburbanites can now live at greater distances from the cities requiring a need for increased fossil fuel production. ... Instead of spending millions of dollars upgrading and building roads, funds could be diverted to fast, efficient, and environmental...

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Originally this tariff was to help pay for internal improvements, such as roads, canals, and lighthouses. ... The National Road was a major internal improvement that began in 1811 and by 1838 it extended from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. ...

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Explain the benefits for a country hosting the Olympic Games Many countries may want to hold the Olympic Games, because there are a great amount of benefits hosting the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games can be defined as the competitors being the best players going to country, which will host the ...

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The road construction by the state government is following the plan called "Gran Vision- which will ultimately help connect the highlands communities with the rest of the state. These roads will bring a lot of help in transporting mining and lumber products. ...

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The Governor decided to build the Caribou Road into the area for a number of reasons; to promote settlement and economic development and to insure that the tax revenue from the mining operations were collected for the colony. Unfortunately the road was extremely expensive to build and it wasn't completed until the gold rush was coming to an end. ...

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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree {Davidoff, 199}. American literature has been apart of our history since our settlement. Throughout our history, America has generated many great authors. These authors write works of literature that educate us, entertain us, and empower us. Two great authors that America has generated are Walt Whitman and Robert Frost. ...

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The things most people do not realize is how much it costs to build new roads, and how much income we make off of exporting crops and resources harvested here in the United States. ... Our country also spends trillions of dollars each year on just maintaining the roads we have now, not to mention all the new ones we are currently building. Along with building new roads we have to run electric, water, and sewer lines to these new developments this also uses a lot of time and money(metro). ...

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If the child is between 12 and 17 years of age, there must be a 21 year old supervising them or they must have with them a valid snowmobile safety certificate, but they may not cross a road without the certificate. ... He was riding along a dirt road, a path from his Grandma's house to his house that he had taken a hundred times before, when he lost control and flew off the side of the road into a tree. ...

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Officers perform roadblocks and checkpoints to inspect drivers and vehicles passing along the road. ... Law enforcement officers are allowed to use drug dogs without reasonable suspicion at check points and road blocks. ... Basically, if the dogs are not on location during the checkpoint or road block the law enforcement officer would need to have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to detain you for further investigation. ...

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Some tactics the Chinese used were road-blocking, night attacks, and short attacks. ... Road-blocking was effective in cutting off escape routes and supply lines thus weakening enemy forces. The Chinese used animals or walked for means of transportation so this kept them secure against road-blocks that many United Nations forces suffered through. ...

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The state legislatures gave state aid to railroad and road builders to rebuild the railroad and build new roads. The companies that were suppose to complete the process did not and the states paid for roads and railroads that they did not get. ...

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