Chapter 8Vocabulary
New Ideas in New York
Canal
• Waterways built by people
Erie Canal
• Waterway that connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River
What is the Industrial Revolution?
• The way goods were made, from hand-made to machine made.
Lock
• Section of a canal that is closed off so water can be removed or added; allows boats to travel between waterways that are different levels.
Manufacture
• To make products by hand or by machine
Toll
• Fee paid to use a road
Turnpike
• Road that travelers pay a toll to use
DeWitt Clinton
• Governor of New York who urged the building of the Erie Canal in 1817
I think it’s a good idea to
build the Erie Canal!
James Fenimore Cooper
• Author who wrote books in the early 1800’s about life on the frontier such as The Last of the Mohicans.
Mary Mapes Dodge
• Writer of children’s books such as Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates.
Robert Fulton
• Inventor of the first successful steamboat
Washington Irving
• One of the first well-known American writers, he wrote stories such as “Rip Van Winkle”
Isaac Singer
• Inventor of the first sewing machine
Troy
• Troy’s location near the Hudson River, the Erie Canal, and railroads made it a great place for factories.
Ticonderoga
• Graphite was discovered. Graphite was used to make pencils.
New York City
• Produced about 40% of the country’s clothing
Syracuse
• Became the country’s salt making center in the 1800’s
Rochester
• Became known as “Flour City”
Schenectady
• Located on the Mohawk River. First turnpike.
Rome, NY
• Center of New York State where construction began on the Erie Canal in 1817