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| Invented a steamboat which changed travel in the US |
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| Describe early roads in NY. |
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| Most were dirt paths cut through the forest. |
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| What is the main reason canals were built in NY? |
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| Farmers in western and central NY needed to ship goods easily and cheaply. |
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| What difficulties did the builders of the Erie Canal face? |
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| Solid rock, tree and stump removal, swamps full of mosquitoes and snakes. |
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| What do the "locks" do on the Erie Canal? |
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| Locks move boats higher or lower to meet the changing water levels. |
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| How did the Erie Canal help New York City become the busiest port in the United States? |
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| Thye canal made trade between eastern NY and the midwest easier. |
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| List three benefits of the Erie Canal. |
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It helped businesses along the canal boom.
It led to more trade between different parts of NY and the midwest.
It allowed people to ship goods MORE CHEAPLY than ever before. |
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| Explain one reason why railroads became more popular than canals for travel and shipping goods. |
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Railroads were faster.
Railroads could carry larger loads than canals.
Railroads could be used year-round; they never froze over like canals.
Trains could travel to more places than canals could. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change the way goods were made? |
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People began to manufacture goods in factories using machines. They could make much more goods at a quicker pace.
Before the Industrial Revolution, people made things at home, by hand. |
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| Why did so many factories open up in the city of Troy, NY? |
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| Troy was near the Erie Canal, the Hudson River, and railroads-all great for shipping and trade! |
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| Why do we remember New Yorker, Washington Irving? |
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| He wrote th book Rip Van Winkle. |
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| Why do we remember the New Yorker, James Fenimore Cooper? |
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| He wrote The Last of the Mohicans. |
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| Why do we remember New Yorker, Mary Mapes Dodge? |
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| She wrote Hans Brinker and another book called The Silver Skates. |
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