the year 1817, a manmade canal was built and changed the lives of many ordinary Americans. The Erie Canal is a canal that spreads from Albany to Buffalo New York and connects with the Great Lakes. The Canal gave residents the chance to start over and build up from what they have. I have had the opportunity to read The Artificial River by Carol Sheriff. In her book, she explained how the Erie Canal changed lives and how it help show progress in American history. Some topics that Sheriff used to show progress are transportation, marketing, business industry and many others. It tells the story of the many people who worked, visited, and lived along the bank of the canal and the growing of commercial and social networks. In 1825, the completion of the
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Farmers used potash, burned tree branches producing potassium, in manufacturing industries and other businesses. Women also had small stores and businesses along the canal. The were a lot of bias towards the female merchants, comparing them to the males. Around this period political parties also played a big role. Businessmen gathered together to talk about women and give their opinion on different things. While farmers had their own little meetings, where they addressed the prices of the Businessmen products and how to lower them.
Six: The Perils of Progress
The Perils of progress chapter tells about the cons of having the canal. Most of the workers were young teens forced to work, making a low income.“In the year of 1846, there were over eight thousand minors woking on the canal”(p.212). The growth of transportation passages was a huge change for the market economy. These changes also brought the strengthening of religion. People wanted to bring the workers and community together through religion. By this, the workers had high “hopes of elevating their status in a fluid class system”(p.158).
Farmers used potash, burned tree branches producing potassium, in manufacturing industries and other businesses. Women also had small stores and businesses along the canal. The were a lot of bias towards the female merchants, comparing them to the males. Around this period political parties also played a big role. Businessmen gathered together to talk about women and give their opinion on different things. While farmers had their own little meetings, where they addressed the prices of the Businessmen products and how to lower them.
Six: The Perils of Progress
The Perils of progress chapter tells about the cons of having the canal. Most of the workers were young teens forced to work, making a low income.“In the year of 1846, there were over eight thousand minors woking on the canal”(p.212). The growth of transportation passages was a huge change for the market economy. These changes also brought the strengthening of religion. People wanted to bring the workers and community together through religion. By this, the workers had high “hopes of elevating their status in a fluid class system”(p.158).