Transportation and trade in the early 1800’s
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Private companies helped develop early transportation routes in the US. Congress created the National Road to connect the east and west coasts, linking major rivers like the Ohio River. Travel by river had advantages like being cheaper than land routes, but also disadvantages like being reliant on water levels. The steamboat innovations of Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston revolutionized river travel by making it faster and more reliable. Canals were built to connect waterways like the Hudson River and Lake Erie via the Erie Canal. This increased trade and immigration.
Transportation and trade in the early 1800’s
- 1. Transportation and Trade in the Early 1800’s TN Standard- 8.46 Bell Ringer- Review from previous class period  What settled the border dispute between U.S. and British Territory? _____________________________________  Where was the border established? _____________________________________  Which treaty established a clearly defined border between the U.S. and New Spain? _____________________________________  What did the Spanish agree to give the U.S. with this treaty? _____________________________________ Essential Question: ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ Building Roadways 1. How did private companies contribute to the development of inland transportation routes? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 2. What was created by Congress to connect the east to the west? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 3. Which major rivers were connected with the construction of the national road? ________________________________________________________________ ________ Traveling on Rivers 4. What were some advantages to traveling along rivers?
- 2. ________________________________________________________________ ________ 5. What were some disadvantages? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 6. How did Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton influence river travel in the United States? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 7. How was steamboat travel different from previous forms of river travel? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ New Waterways 8. Why would the government become interested in building canals? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 9. Which canal connected the Hudson River to Buffalo and Lake Erie? ________________________________________________________________ ________ The Erie Canal 10. What immigrants assisted in the construction of the Erie Canal? ________________________________________________________________ ________
- 3. 11. What was the purpose of the lock system in the canal? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 12. What was the significance of the Erie Canal? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ Canal Travel Expands 13. Before steamboats could travel on canals, how were goods transported? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 14. What were some effects of the expansion of canal travel? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ Summarizer Twitter Post- In 140 characters or less, summarize the main ideas of the lesson. - Do this on your own sheet of paper Extension Activity - Erie Canal Primary Source Analysis - Examine the primary source and answer the document-based questions based on the reading. - An extra copy can be found by visiting the link below: https://goo.gl/R3NVWf