Essentials of United States history . in 1806 and wasopened to the public in 1820. Later the road was extended to Indian-apolis and afterwards to the Mississippi. It cost nearly seven milliondollars. The Cumberland Road was a great aid in helping forward thedevelopment of the West. As the roadbed was smooth and the gradeswere easy, it was usually followed by the many bands of emigrants whowere at that time leaving the East for the more fertile regions of the Mis-sissippi Valley. See map on page 221. 224 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY had already crossed the Atlantic, and the Enterprise ha
Essentials of United States history . in 1806 and wasopened to the public in 1820. Later the road was extended to Indian-apolis and afterwards to the Mississippi. It cost nearly seven milliondollars. The Cumberland Road was a great aid in helping forward thedevelopment of the West. As the roadbed was smooth and the gradeswere easy, it was usually followed by the many bands of emigrants whowere at that time leaving the East for the more fertile regions of the Mis-sissippi Valley. See map on page 221. 224 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY had already crossed the Atlantic, and the Enterprise hadsteamed round the Cape of Good Hope. 269. Industries. — Farming continued to be the chiefoccupation. Wheat, Indian corn, barley, oats, potatoes,and hides were the products of the North. Cotton, sugar,Indian corn, rice, tobacco, and indigo were exported from theSouth. Many cotton and woolen mills had been built inthe Eastern states, where spinning, weaving, and indeed allthe processes of manufacture were carried on by water Map Bbuwinx the position of the -CENTER OK POPULATION j at the close of each Decade from 1790 to 1900• ^, Center of Pupulativn-® [^Pittsburg V P^ E N N S |_LJ^UUo
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