Chapter 11 Lesson 2
the move west continues
added four new states early pioneers settled near rivers western families gathered for social events western migration changed american culture
region
an area defined by a feature or characteristic
canal
an artificial waterway
new waterways
major rivers did not link the east and west a canal was built to connect them
traveling on rivers
more comfortable than travel on road most major river flowed in the wrong direction steam engines were not powerful enough
building roadways
private companies built turnpikes had base of crushed stone ohio became state in 1803 national road was built connecting ohio began in 1811
turnpike
road on which tolls are connected
the clermonts first voyage
robert livingston hired robert fulton to build a steamboat with a powerful engine it was the clermont very comfortable and effective shipping became cheaper and faster
lock
separate compartment in which water levels rise and fall in order to raise or lower boats on a canal
canal travel expands
teams of animals hauled boats across the canal many other canals were built because of the erie canals success
census
the official count of a population
the erie canal
they could lower or raise water level thousands of workers helped build the 363 mile erie canal many workers died
reveal
to show
Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road
1769, he explored a native american wilderness trail called warriors path led him to the cumberland gap 1775 boone rounded up 30 skilled foresters to make the trail easier to cross widened warriors path became wilderness road
headed west
1st census was taken in 1790 there were nearly 4 million Americans steady stream of settlers began moving west