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Westward Expansion in Early 19th Century America

Discover how America grew and connected through canals, steamboats, and new states in the early 1800s. Learn about the Erie Canal, turnpikes, census growth, and the pioneers who settled the West.

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Westward Expansion in Early 19th Century America

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  1. US History Chapter 10 Section 2

  2. Movin’ On Up • Census – official count of population • 1790 – 4,000,000; 1820 – 10,000,000 • Trip from New York City to Buffalo = 3 Weeks • 363 mile trip • Turnpikes – toll roads • Built by private companies • Congress approved a National Road • Robert Fulton – developed a powerful steamboat engine up the Hudson River • Called the Clermont • Steamboats caused expansion and development of rivers cities like Cincinnati and St. Louis

  3. Making A Way • De Witt Clinton – wanted to link New York City with the Great Lakes • Build a canal – an artificial waterway • Hoping to connect to Lake Erie • Erie Canal – 363 mile connection • Series of locks – separate compartments where water levels are raised and lowered • Although canals were still slow compared to today, they were much faster than wagons • Canals connected the East to the Mid-West • Building canals forced America into an economic boom

  4. Go West, Young Man! • Four New States Between 1790-1803 • Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio • Five New States Between 1816-1821 • Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, and Missouri • Pioneers settled around the major rivers (Ohio River and Mississippi River) • Communities developed in the West because of the common experiences and backgrounds • Indiana settlers came from KY and TN • Michigan settlers came from New England

  5. Checking for Understanding Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. __ 1. an artificial waterway __ 2. a road that one must pay to use; the money is used to pay for the road __ 3. in a canal, an enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level __ 4. official count of a population A. turnpike B. canal C. lock D. census B Section 2-20 A C D Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.

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