1. Revolution= a complete change
Section 2: Transportation Revolution
Revolution= a complete change

2. Population more than doubled
1. By thirty years after the first census, what happened to the population of the U.S.?
Population more than doubled
(4,000,000>>>> 10,000,000)

3. 2. Why was transportation to the west improved in the early 1800’s?
People were traveling west;
Goods were being shipped east.

4. 3. What was the name of the road built by the federal government?
The National Road (The Cumberland Road)
Where did it start?
Cumberland. Maryland
and end?
Vandalia, Illinois

5. 4. What contributions did John Fitch and Robert Fulton make to river travel?
John Fitch: 1st steamboat
Robert Fulton: The Clermont, 1st successful steamboat. It went 150 miles up the Hudson River (New York to Albany) in 32 hours

6. 5. Define canal: an artificial waterway
Which canal connected N.Y. City with the Great Lakes? Erie Canal
Who was responsible for building it?
DeWitt Clinton
A series of separate compartments in which water levels could be raised or lowered: locks

7. EFFECTS THIS CANAL HAD ON THE COUNTRY:
More canals were built
It lowered the cost of shipping ($100 a ton>>$10 a ton)
It shortened the time to ship goods
It linked regions of the country (North and West)
It made N.Y. City a center of commerce
It brought prosperity to towns along the river

8. 6. How did people tend to move to the west?
People moved in family groups