Which of the following was the Swedish contribution to America?

• A. The steamboat
• B. The printing press
• C. The log cabin
• D. The longhouse

Answer: (C)

Swedish settlers in the colonial era helped shape early American life through practical timber-building techniques they brought to New Sweden along the Delaware River. They built simple homes from locally available logs, and this log-cabin approach became a recognizable symbol of early American frontier living. The other options don’t reflect Swedish contributions to America in this historical context: steamboats were developed later in the United States, the printing press predates this era and isn’t a Swedish hallmark in American history, and the longhouse is a Native American architectural form.