Many inventions played key roles in American expansion. Canals and railroads set a path connecting towns and settlements. Trains and boats featuring steam engines carried goods needed to sustain life and luxury in these places. The tin can made it possible to transport previously perishable goods. Although all of these made expansion possible, one invention in particular made southerners want to expand; the cotton gin. These inventions catalyzed US expansion in the 1800’s.
Canals spread throughout the north east when Dewitt Clinton, Governor of New York, began overseeing the construction of the Erie Canal. The goal of the canal was to connect the Hudson river in New York City to Buffalo, New York. The canal was nicknamed Clinton's Ditch due to the overwhelming lack of support for the project. When the project was finished in 1825 its length totaled in 350 miles. The first step in expanding a nation is connecting the land with in its current bounds. The canal system connected multiple cities in the north east. Although canals did a great deal of good, they were also flawed. Low temperatures in the winter caused the water to freeze making this form of transportation solely seasonal. However, …show more content…
The idea of manifest destiny follows americans all the way back to their european roots. When Europe expanded by colonising North & South America it was fueled by greed and manifest destiny. This idea was prevalent in the 1800’s as well. In Jefferson's inaugural address in 1801 he stated, “A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land, traversing all the seas with the rich productions of their industry, engaged in commerce with nations who feel power and forget right, advancing rapidly to destinies beyond the reach of mortal eye…”10 While manifest destiny gave northerners and southerners reason to expand southerners had another
Canals spread throughout the north east when Dewitt Clinton, Governor of New York, began overseeing the construction of the Erie Canal. The goal of the canal was to connect the Hudson river in New York City to Buffalo, New York. The canal was nicknamed Clinton's Ditch due to the overwhelming lack of support for the project. When the project was finished in 1825 its length totaled in 350 miles. The first step in expanding a nation is connecting the land with in its current bounds. The canal system connected multiple cities in the north east. Although canals did a great deal of good, they were also flawed. Low temperatures in the winter caused the water to freeze making this form of transportation solely seasonal. However, …show more content…
The idea of manifest destiny follows americans all the way back to their european roots. When Europe expanded by colonising North & South America it was fueled by greed and manifest destiny. This idea was prevalent in the 1800’s as well. In Jefferson's inaugural address in 1801 he stated, “A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land, traversing all the seas with the rich productions of their industry, engaged in commerce with nations who feel power and forget right, advancing rapidly to destinies beyond the reach of mortal eye…”10 While manifest destiny gave northerners and southerners reason to expand southerners had another