1. U.S. Foldable

2. Step One: Label the following on the map –Atlantic Ocean –Great Lakes –Mississippi River –Pacific Ocean

3. Step Two I’ve already cut your foldable to divide the U.S. into east and west. Underneath the flap for the East, divide that section into North and South. Under the flap for the West, label that section “Reasons for Westward Growth”

4. Reasons for Westward Growth What are they? 1. 2. 3. 4. (we’re going to come back to this one)

5. North Industrial Revolution changes the economy Now based on manufacturing and factory system Interchangeable parts made mass production possible

6. South Invention of the cotton gin makes the South more dependent on cotton and slavery

7. Infrastructure Flip back to the front of your foldable Write this definition in the bottom left hand corner Infrastructure: improving roads and waterways to make travel and trade easier

8. American System Made trade between the regions easier (South and west grow raw materials, North manufactures products) In the middle of your map write “American System” with arrows pointing to the west, north, and east Define it somewhere close to your diagram – “plan to make trade between regions easier”

9. Erie Canal Label the Hudson River, Erie Canal, and New York City

10. Erie Canal Connects Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean through Hudson River Led to the rise of New York City

11. So … What are two examples of improvements in the nation’s infrastructure?

12. Examples of Infrastructure Erie Canal American System