Transcript Aim: What affect did the Erie Canal have on the transportation

Aim: What affect did the Erie Canal
have on the transportation system of
the United States?
Do Now:
What forms of transportation do you think
existed during the early to mid 1800s?
Give examples.
I. Wagon trails
Oregon Trail
Horse-drawn
II. Erie Canal
Steamboats
Albany to Buffalo, New York
Shipping freight (time & cost)
NYC commerce
Individual Task
**Write in one TWEEC paragraph – answer your goal group
question**
Jefferson: What is the main idea and message
of both of the quotes?
Monroe: How do you know the Erie Canal is an
important form of transportation?
Erie Canal: How will the opening of the Erie
Canal affect the United States?
Dem-Republicans: How will the Erie Canal affect
the economy of the United States?