US History Chapter 11: Lesson 2

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US History Chapter 11 Lesson 2

• Moving West
• Text pp. 302-307

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Moving West

• The first census in ____ revealed that most
  Americans lived __________________________________
  ______________________________________.

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Moving West

• The first census in 1790 revealed that most
  Americans lived between the Appalachian Mountains
  and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Moving West

• Early pioneer families tended to settle in
• communities along ______________.

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Moving West

• Early pioneer families tended to settle in
• communities along great rivers.

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Moving West

• In the late 1700s and early 1800s Americans did a
  couple of things to improve the movement of
  people and goods.
• They built ____________.
• They built ____________.

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Moving West

• In the late 1700s and early 1800s Americans did a
  couple of things to improve the movement of
  people and goods.
• They built roads.
• They built canals.

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Daniel Boone the Wilderness Road

• In 1775 Daniel Boones crew widened
  ___________________, cleared rocks from the
  Cumberland Gap, cut down trees in Kentucky, and
  marked the trail.
• - Discovering our Past, pp. 302-303

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Daniel Boone the Wilderness Road

• In 1775 Daniel Boones crew widened Warriors
  Path, cleared rocks from the Cumberland Gap, cut
  down trees in Kentucky, and marked the trail.
• - Discovering our Past, pp. 302-303

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Building Roadways

• Private companies built many __________, or toll
  roads.

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Building Roadways

• Private companies built many turnpikes, or toll
  roads.

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Building Roadways

• Roads consisting of logs laid side by side were
  called _____________.

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Building Roadways

• Roads consisting of logs laid side by side were
  called corduroy roads.

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Building Roadways

• The ____________ connected Ohio with the East.

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Building Roadways

• The National Road connected Ohio with the East.

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Traveling on Rivers

• Beginning in the 1780s, ___________ were used to
  power boats.

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Traveling on Rivers

• Beginning in the 1780s, steam engines were used
  to power boats.

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Traveling on Rivers

• _______________ contributed to the growth of
  river cities such as Cincinnati.

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Traveling on Rivers

• Steamboats contributed to the growth of river
  cities such as Cincinnati.

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__________________

• The ___________ extended from New York City to
  Buffalo and was 363 miles long.

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The Erie Canal

• The Erie Canal extended from New York City to
  Buffalo and was 363 miles long.

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The Erie Canal

• A series of ____ along a canal work like an
  escalator to help raise and lower boats up and
  down hills.

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The Erie Canal

• A series of locks along a canal work like an
  escalator to help raise and lower boats up and
  down hills.

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Panama Canal locks
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The Move West Continues

• Pioneer women in the West would get together for
  _______________________.

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The Move West Continues

• Pioneer women in the West would get together for
  quilting and sewing parties.

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The Move West Continues

• Pioneer men would take part in __________ and
  sports such as __________________.

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The Move West Continues

• Pioneer men would take part in corn husking and
  sports such as wrestling.