Transcript 7 april

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Do now: Write 3 facts about the Erie Canal (306-7)
Today, I will explain how improvements to
transportation helped grow the country. I will also
be able to explain the importance of the Erie Canal
Turn in 11.1, 11.2 won’t be collected (use
on your quiz)
 Quiz
11.1/11.2 Wednesday.
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How was the construction of the Erie Canal
part of the Industrial Revolution?
Area of
westward
expansion by
the 1830s.
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Allows for quicker settlement of territory
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We can’t expand as a nation without improvement
to infrastructure.
Allows for quicker extraction (removal of
resources)
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Helps fuel growing populations back East
Helps to grow our economy
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Allows for quicker travel of people and goods
Steam allows boats to traverse upstream
 Steam allows regular boats to travel faster
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Canals connect major waterways
Erie Canal: Connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River, to
New York Harbor (NYC), which empties into the
Atlantic.
 Allows us to move raw materials to factories and export
goods faster.
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#Faster&cheaper
People were skeptical of the project, “Clinton’s Ditch.” The canal
would cover approximately 350 miles linking the “West and the
East”. Took 8 years to construct. New invention “stump digger”
Cut shipping cost by 95%. Led to further growth and
industrialization. erie canal song American Heritage Erie Canal
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Written by Alexis de Tocqueville a French philosopher. In
1831, he toured America on a Conestoga wagon for 9
months.
Impressed by the Frontier Spirit (rugged individualism =
getting the job done no matter what, #noexcuses).
Impressed by the Erie Canal (you should know why). #Digit
Impressed by our continued growing prosperity
#wegettinpaid
Impressed by our stability #cant phase us
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The North improves infrastructure /
transportation. Their wealth and population
continues to grow.
The South sees few improvements to
infrastructure. Travel between states continues
to be difficult. Continued reliance upon
traditional means of transpiration (rivers)