Sources:
Sheriff, Carol. "Erie Canal." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 251-253. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This website had a lot of important information on the history of the Erie Canal. The sections I used was "Early History" and "Building the Canal". This connected to my topic because it tells the history of the Erie Canal.
"Erie Canal Constructed, 1817-1825." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 2003.Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This article sums up everything from history, to construction, to the impact of the Erie Canal. This information came from paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5. This article clearly states the impact of the Erie Canal.
Bromley, Ray. "Erie Canal." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.
This website provided me with basic facts about the Erie Canal, as well as some interesting pieces of information about the construction of the Erie Canal. That can be found on paragraph 4 or 5. This information is helpful because it explains in detail the costs, and the construction.
2000-2012 by Frank E. Sadowski Jr.
This website helped me get a better understanding of what they did with the Erie Canal after it had been constucted, and what it can currently be used for. This is mainly located in paragraph 3.
Primary Sources:
1. Schouler, James. "The Erie Canal Celebration and Other Canals." The Civil War. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This document was about the celebration of the Erie Canal once it was constructed. The whole article had this information. This connects to my topic because it explains how excited people were once the Erie Canal, and how much it really impacted history.
Sheriff, Carol. "Erie Canal." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 251-253. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This website had a lot of important information on the history of the Erie Canal. The sections I used was "Early History" and "Building the Canal". This connected to my topic because it tells the history of the Erie Canal.
"Erie Canal Constructed, 1817-1825." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 2003.Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This article sums up everything from history, to construction, to the impact of the Erie Canal. This information came from paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5. This article clearly states the impact of the Erie Canal.
Bromley, Ray. "Erie Canal." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.
This website provided me with basic facts about the Erie Canal, as well as some interesting pieces of information about the construction of the Erie Canal. That can be found on paragraph 4 or 5. This information is helpful because it explains in detail the costs, and the construction.
2000-2012 by Frank E. Sadowski Jr.
This website helped me get a better understanding of what they did with the Erie Canal after it had been constucted, and what it can currently be used for. This is mainly located in paragraph 3.
Primary Sources:
1. Schouler, James. "The Erie Canal Celebration and Other Canals." The Civil War. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
This document was about the celebration of the Erie Canal once it was constructed. The whole article had this information. This connects to my topic because it explains how excited people were once the Erie Canal, and how much it really impacted history.