The Morgan Family
How did the Morgan's travel West?
They traveled in a covered wagon.
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton invented the steam boat.
What kind of boat did the boy and his father use?
They used a flatboat.
What did the Morgan family bring with them? Give some examples.
They brought everything they owned. They brought trunks of clothes, food, water, personal belongings, animals, etc.
Who was the partner that funded the steamboat project?
Robert Livingston was that partner.
How were mules and oxen useful in the Eyrie Canal?
Why were the Morgans moving west?
They moved west to have a better life.
Why did Livingston agree to be Fulton's partner?
He was confident that Fulton's steamboat design would be successful.
What were the problems that the boy and his father faced traveling in the canal?
There could be bad weather. They had to move slowly if they had a lot of freight, or goods.
Where did the Morgan family settle and what road did they take to get there?
They took the Oregon Trail to settle in Oregon.
What were the advantages of a boat powered by steam rather than people or the wind?
What were the disadvantages of steamboat travel?
It could move faster, it was cheaper and more reliable, and it was not dependent on the weather.
There had to be water for steamboat travel, and some cities did not have rivers between them.
How did the canals increase westward expansion?
It was faster and cheaper to travel by boat.
What kind of difficulties did the Morgan family face on their trip?
The difficulties they faced were: their wagon broke, they lost their oxen, the weather was sometimes bad, they had to cook on a campfire, they had to cross wide rivers, they got sick.
How did Fulton's steamboat affect the westward expansion?
Movement toward the West increased because the steamboat, when it could be used, was faster, cheaper, and more reliable than other forms of river transportation.