MAP DIRECTIONS: USE COMPLETE SENTENCES – ALWAYS COLOR –
LABEL ONLY WHAT IS LISTED – DO NOT START SENTENCES WITH PRONOUNS
– USE ONLY APPROVED 2 LETTER STATE ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter 11: Economic Expansion, 1841
Part A. Use the map on textbook page 355 to locate the following bodies of water,
canals, roads, and cities. Then label them on the outline map on the back of this
page.
Bodies of Water
Canals and Roads
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Hudson River
Ohio River
Mississippi River
National Road
Pennsylvania Canal
Miami and Erie Canal
Champlain Canal
Erie Canal
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal
Cities
Albany
Chicago
Toledo
Vandalia
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Portsmouth
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
New York City
Wheeling
New Orleans
Columbia
Cumberland
B. After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. What two cities are the starting and ending points of the National Road?
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2. Which body of water connects Albany and New York City?
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3. What two bodies of water do the Ohio and Erie Canal join?
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4. What two cities did the Miami and Erie Canal connect?
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5. Which canals on the map ran generally east to west?
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6. What cities shown on the map are located on the Great Lakes?
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7. How might a farmer in Toledo transport products to New Orleans using the canals and
bodies of water shown on the map?
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8. How might a merchant in New York City transport goods to Cleveland using the
bodies of water and canals shown on the map?
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MAP DIRECTIONS: USE COMPLETE SENTENCES – ALWAYS COLOR –
LABEL ONLY WHAT IS LISTED – DO NOT START SENTENCES WITH PRONOUNS
– USE ONLY APPROVED 2 LETTER STATE ABBREVIATIONS