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Goal: Students will recognize the
Objectives:
1) Students will practice reading a map.
2) Students will practice observational skills in questions 1, 4, 6, and 7.
3) Students will synthesize the information from the map and the written description in questions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7.
4) Students will be able to list at least two reasons for building canals, locks, and dams on the
5) Students will speculate about the reasons for the canals’ locations and for the locations of businesses noted on the map.
6) Students will be able to list one other method of transportation or transportation route that competed with the canal system.
Study the map and read the accompanying description provided in The Resources and Manufacturing Capacity of the
1) List three things about the map that you think are important.
2) Why do you think the map was made and the accompanying description written? Cite evidence from the documents that supports your opinion.
3) List two things that the written description tells you about life in the
4) What reasons does the description give for making improvements (such as building canals, locks, or dams) on the
5) Study the placement of paper mills, woolen mills, and other manufacturing businesses on the map. What do the locations of these businesses have in common?
6) Locate West’s Canal on the map. How long, wide, and deep is the canal? Why do you think the canal is located where it is? In other words, what is the advantage of using the canal rather than traveling the natural course of the river?
7) What transportation routes other than the river and canals are shown on the map? Which of these might be used to quickly and easily carry products to market? Do you think it might have competed with the canal system for business?
