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Erie Canal and Industrialization
Do you know what a canal is?Why is transporting goods
important?
Early Transportation in New York and U.S.
1. Turnpikes
- early ___________, built by private companies
- people had to pay a ___________to use them
- ___________ and poorly built
2. Erie Canal (1798-1819)- built so ___________ New York could
ship goods east to the Port of New York City (___________ ___________ )
- NY Governor ___________ Clinton wanted to build the canal
- many mocked Clinton because they thought it was impossible to build (called it “___________ ___________ ”)
a. Labor Problems- not enough ___________ - ___________ immigrants were hired
right off the boat from Ireland to dig the canal
- many Irish are ___________ and ___________ ___________
- some Irish die of ___________ when they have to dig through swampland (Mosquitos)
b. New Technology Used- ___________ Puller = new invention
to pull out tree stumps- ___________ = water bridge used to
carry the canal over rivers (Romans)
- Locks = used to level the canal over uneven ground
- Industrial ___________ = used to blast through rocks at Lockport
c. Results of the Erie Canal- cost of shipping goods cut from
$______ a ton to $___ a ton- time to ship goods across N.Y. cut
from ___________ ___________ to 5 days
- population of the west ___________ – immigrants from NYC use the canal to go through mountains to Buffalo and across Lake Erie to Northwest Territories
c. Results of the Erie Canal cont..- ___________ National unity between
eastern & western U.S.- New York State ___________ – towns
like ___________ , ___________ , & ___________ become cities
- NYC becomes largest city in U.S.
3. Robert Fulton Invents the Steamboat (1807)
- boats can now move ___________ ____ the ___________ and Mississippi Rivers against the current
result =___________ & ___________ shipping= ( U.S. economy)