Session 3: Thursday April 25, 2024
Final Project Submission: 1 Week After the Last Session
Discuss and review Final Course Projects based on Sessions 1-4. We will answer any last minute questions and clarify any topics covered in our course.
The Erie Canal
Erie Canal Buffalo, NY
"The completion of the Erie Canal will do more to facilitate the development of the American West than any single act since Jefferson's purchase of the LouisianaTerritory. It will just be a question of time before the territories and states in the American Midwest - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin - suddenly enjoying enormous population gains, will begin to ship agricultural produce eastward. When that happens, Buffalo will become the great port of trans-shipment. Meanwhile, as hundreds of thousands of people abandon the East Coast for the Midwest, they invariably pass through Buffalo."
Source: Mark Goldman, High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, 1983, p. 57
Source: Mark Goldman, High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, 1983, p. 57
Buffalo History Museum Virtual Tours
Erie Canal Links
C-Span Erie Canal and Buffalo, NY
Erie Canal Timeline
Buffalo News: Before There Was Canalside
Buffalo News: The Erie Canal Opens in 1825
Buffalo News: Historic Buffalo Gallery
Immigrants and Their Legacy
Immigration in Buffalo
Have you driven around the city of Buffalo and wonder where the name of the streets come from? Why certain areas of the city have a distinct flavor to them? Well, in this section we will look at the important impact made by the various ethnic groups in the history of Buffalo. We will thoughtfully examine the factors that lead to the diverse immigrant groups settling in Buffalo and the legacy they have left behind.
Germans
Irish
Italians
Polish
Latinos
Jewish
Session Objectives:
Course Topic: The Erie Canal and Immigrants & their legacy
- Explore resources available on the Erie Canal.
- Analyze the impact the Erie Canal had on Buffalo History, NYS History and US History.
- Explore resources available on Immigrant groups, which founded early Buffalo.
- Analyze the contributions of Immigrants on early Buffalo history.
- Examine sample projects on the www.BuffaloAH.com website
- Create “Text Based Projects” to use as assessments with students.
- Align projects with NYS Social Studies Standards & Frameworks.