The Document Based Question/essay prompt The Evolution of Justice Along the Erie Canal was prepared in 2010 and the resources have not been updated since that time. For more information about recent legal developments, consult national and state newspapers, legal databases, and your librarian.
The Erie Canal proved to be the key that unlocked an enormous series of social and economic changes in the young nation. The Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians, and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.
This activity meets the following guidelines of New York State’s Common Core Social Studies Framework (2017):
Below is a list of the 2010 resources, searchable by resource type or theme.
The Erie Canal
History Website Read More ...
The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information
Roy G. Finch New York State Engineer and Surveyor Read More ...
New York Court of Claims
Website Read More ...
Defining Activism on the Bench
Marcia Coyle The National Law Journal Read More ...
New York Commercial Division
New York State Supreme Court Read More ...
Lunney v. Prodigy Services Co.
94 N.Y.2d 242 Read More ...
Rombom v. Weberman
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County Read More ...
Versaci v. Richie
30 A.D.3d 648 Read More ...
Civil Liability on the Internet
Jay C. Carle and Henry H. Perritt Jr. American Bar Association Read More Read through Your School or Library ...
Matter of Goldstein v. New York State Urban Dev. Corp.
13 N.Y.3d 511 Read More ...
The Erie Canal & the Transformation of American Law: Presentation
Prof. John Fabian Witt Watch the Presentation Segment begins 8:23 ...
An Outline of the Legal Terms Used in the Case Law of the Erie Canal
Historical Society of the New York Courts Read More ...
Subsidization of Economic Growth through the Legal System
Morton Horowitz From The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 Read More ...
The Erie Canal and The American Imagination: Essay
Leah Moren Green Alabama Law Review Read More ...
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