Rich farmland and the potential profit from the cultivation of wheat drew settlers closer to the west in the 1830s. Steamboat and the Erie canal innovations gave these farmers easy access to eastern markets. Many economic opportunities had emerged but many were limited to some groups of
Rich farmland and the potential profit from the cultivation of wheat drew settlers closer to the west in the 1830s. Steamboat and the Erie canal innovations gave these farmers easy access to eastern markets. Many economic opportunities had emerged but many were limited to some groups of