after the expedition
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After the Expedition. Changes in the US 1800 to 1850. What did Lewis and Clark find?. Transportation. 1800 By land? By water?. 1850 By land: Locomotives connected major cities in the East Coast to coast by 1869 By water: Steamboats could go upstream against current. Communication. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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After the ExpeditionChanges in the US 1800 to 1850
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What did Lewis and Clark find?
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Transportation
• 1800– By land?
– By water?
• 1850– By land: Locomotives
connected major cities in the East– Coast to coast by
1869– By water: Steamboats
could go upstream against current
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Communication
• 1800– only as fast as it could
be carried• By land• By water
• 1850– Faster by land and
water than before– Telegraph by 1851
connected major cities in North, East and South
– By 1861. coast to coast
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Changes in transportation and communication
• Changed importance of water routes – for commerce and trade– for settlement– for agricultural goods
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The U.S. in 1800
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The U.S. in 1803
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The U.S. in 1850
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Reasons for U.S. Expansion
• Fur trade• Land for settlers• Slavery – land for plantations (tobacco had destroyed land
in East, Cotton would do the same)– politics- struggle to keep free and slave states
balanced• Gold/silver• "Manifest Destiny"