6.4: Westward Movement

Who promoted the American System?

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Tecumseh

Who created the first successful commercial steamboat?

• Robert Fulton

• Robert Patterson

• Robert Kennedy

• Andrew Jackson

What was the name of the first national road built by the US in 1818?

• The Great American Highway

• The National Highway

• The National Road

• The autobahn

What is the name of the canal that connects the Great Lakes to the Mohawk & Hudson rivers?

• Huron

• Erie

• Michigan

• Superior

What was a major reason why many Americans started moving west during the early 1800s?

• Native Americans east of the Appalachians were pushing settlers off their land

• there was much unrest in the cities in the east

• lucrative jobs in the west attracted many Americans

• lands east of the Appalachians were becoming too crowded for farming