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