erie canal

1. Do Now: You are DeWitt Clinton, the
6th governor of NY and you are looking to
make New York State the most
prosperous state of the United States.
Currently, New Orleans is the US #1
“center of commerce”.
 How can you transform NYS into
the US #1 commercial center?
Aim: How did the Erie Canal
impact the United States?

2. THINK… PAIR… SHARE…

4. EARLY 1800’S TRANSPORTATION

5. Travel Times, 1800 and 1857 The transportation revolution dramatically reduced travel times and vastly
expanded everyone’s horizons. Improved roads, canals, and the introduction of steamboats and railroads
made it easier for Americans to move, and made even those who did not move less isolated. Better
transportation linked the developing West to the eastern seaboard and fostered a sense of national
identity and pride. 5
How did the Transportation Revolution
impact the United States?

6. Travel Times, 1800 and 1857 The transportation revolution dramatically reduced travel times and vastly
expanded everyone’s horizons. Improved roads, canals, and the introduction of steamboats and railroads
made it easier for Americans to move, and made even those who did not move less isolated. Better
transportation linked the developing West to the eastern seaboard and fostered a sense of national
identity and pride. 6
How did the
Transportation
Revolution
impact the
United States?

7. The economic transformation of America in the
early 1800s was linked to dramatic changes in
transportation networks. Investments in roads,
turnpikes, canals, and railroads led to
 the expansion of markets
 facilitated the movement of peoples
 altered the physical landscape of the US.

8. Southern States
• believed the improvements benefitted only the
northern states.
Strict constructionists like the 7th president Andrew
Jackson who vetoed a Road Bill because he felt the
federal government should not finance internal
improvements located solely within a single state.

9. ASSESSMENT…
Between 1800 and 1830, the National Road
and the Erie Canal were built to connect which
regions?
①Atlantic Coast and Midwest
②South and New England
③Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast
④Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825
affect United States commerce?
①New York City lost business as
manufacturing centers grew in the West.
②United States exports to European countries
declined.
③Western farmers gained better access to
East Coast markets.
④The Midwest became the center of textile
production.
One major result of the completion of the Erie
Canal was that
①the population of Rochester fell
②shipping on Lake Champlain decreased
③manufacturing along the canal declined
④New York City became the nation’s
commercial center
What was an immediate effect of the completion
of the Erie Canal in 1825?
①Prices increased for food products along the
Atlantic Coast.
②Farmers could more easily ship grain to
eastern markets.
③A territorial conflict began with Canada over
the Great Lakes.
④Railroads were forced to reduce their
shipping rates.
Information on the graph
supports the conclusion
that the Erie Canal
① slowed migration to the
Midwest
② replaced railroads as
the main method of
transportation
③ improved transportation
between the Hudson
River and the Great
Lakes
④ relied on the
development of
steamboats for canal
use
Based on the map, the Erie Canal
contributed to the
①Decisions to restrict immigration
②Increase in population in upstate
NY
③Settlement of New England
④Acquisition of land from Canada

10. Closure:
Create a newspaper headline
• Write an informational
paragraph about how the Erie
Canal impacted NYS.