Document A
How far north from New Orleans does the Mississippi River reach?
2,000 miles north
What were the first two states formed west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Kentucky and Tennessee
What states depend on New Orleans and the Mississippi River to get their produce to market?
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana
What states on the map were formed after the Battle of New Orleans took place?
Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, and Missouri
Why would cities along the Atlantic Ocean, like Philadelphia, be interested in the fate of New Orleans?
Western merchants buy goods from merchants in Atlantic cities
What do the dates suggest about the movement of people from the original thirteen states?
People are moving west after the battle took place.
How would the invention of the steamboat help farmers living in the states and territories listed in this letter?
Help get their goods to the buyers quicker
Why do you think people moved into these territories?
Space, land, and opportunity to make more money
According to this document, why was it important for the United States to defeat the British at New Orleans?
The Western states depended on New Orleans to get their goods to market.
Why was the Battle of New Orleans a watershed event for the United States?
It led to growth and development in the western U.S which benefited eastern states also