Moving West Flashcards
Toll roads on which tolls are collected to use for improvement
Turnpikes
An artificial or man-made water way
Canal
How many Americans in 1790 lived on the land between the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean
4 million
Who explored the Appalachian Mountains and discovered Cumberland gap land to Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Who developed the wilderness railroad
Daniel Boone
What road was built in 1811
National Road
Between 1791 and 1821 the U.S. Added how many new states
9
Why did pioneer families settle near the river
The growth of canals helped expand settlements farther from the major rivers
Why did pioneers travel west
To make new lives for their families and help spread the American culture
What were the 2 river travel draw backs
Rivers flowed North to south
It was difficult to move upstream against the current
Who built the first steamboat and ten engine was names Clermont
Robert Fulton
Who developed the plan to connect Nyc with the Great Lakes region
Dewitt Clinton
How long was the Erie Canal
363 miles
In 1850 how many miles of canals were there?
3,600 miles
An official count of a population
Census
