What led to this population growth?

Section 2: Westward Bound Main Idea: The Huge Amount of territory added to the United States during the early 1800s gave the country a large store of natural resources and provided land for more settlers

Census Census: The official count of a population First census in 1790 revealed that America had a population of nearly 4 million.

Census By 1820, United States double the size of its population. Nearly 2 million Americans will travel west to settle new lands.

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Census Today - Novinger Population: 456 Population by Sex/Age Male 235 Female 221 Under 18 97 18 & over 359 20 - 24 26 25 - 34 41 35 - 49 85 50 - 64 114 65 & over 79 Population by Race White 450 African American Asian American Indian and Alaska Native 3 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Other Identified by two or more

How did Americans move West?

Roads and Turnpikes Pioneer families made their long way west with their wagon full of house hold goods. Private companies build Turnpikes: toll roads in which people paid to use the road, and help with construction cost. Base of crushed stone In muddy areas, companies built Corduroy Roads: logs laid side by side, like ridges of corduroy pants Made traveling West easier for Americans

National Road Background: Ohio joins the Union in 1803, and asks national government to build road connecting them to the East. 1806 Congress approves funds to build a National Road Congress sees the road as a military necessity 1811 route is finally agreed upon Due to the War of 1812 the first section from Maryland to Virginia was not completed till 1818 Finally reached Ohio and continued to Illinois

What was the easiest way to travel in the 1800s?

River Travel Far more comfortable Advantages Disadvantages Far more comfortable Pioneers could load more goods on barges and flout down stream Most river flowed north to south Traveling upstream was extremely difficult and slow

Steamboat Steamboats already seen in 1780’s and 90’s James Rumsey equipped a small boat with a steam engine John Fitch built a steamboat that navigated the Delaware River Neither, had enough power to withstand strong winds and currents

Robert Fulton’s Steamboat Developed steamboat that was powerful enough to carry cargo and passengers up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. 1807 – The Clermont steamboat was ready and made the 150 mile trip in 32 hours, a trip that would take 4 day with sails Passengers had great comforts – they could stroll about the decks and sleep in compartments below decks

Effects of the Steamboat Start of a new age of travel Greatly improve the transportation of goods and passengers among inland rivers Shipping became easier and cheaper Growth of river cities, like St. Louis and Cincinnati

What might limit the effectiveness of Steamboats?

Canal Canal: an artificial water way Allowed for boats to travel to new places and more quickly

Erie Canal Background: New York City wanted a link to the Great Lakes Thousands of labors, many of them Irish, built the 363 mile canal in over two years Steamboats were not allowed at first for fear they would damage the canal, instead mules or horses pulled boats along canal

Canal era By the 1850s canals had been improved for steamboats and more than 3,600 miles of canals had been built Lowered the cost of shipping and brought prosperity to towns Helped unite the growing country

How Canals Work Locks: separate compartments where water levels were raised or lowered. Provide way to rise and lower boats were canal levels change.

Western Settlement Four new states are created between 1791-1803 – Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio In second wave Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, and Missouri Settlers of the west learned to live without the convinces of the east, and created their own way of life. America’s population continues to move west.

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