History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1356 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Adams's Proposals
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The idea
Adams proposed a national university, a naval academy to train future leaders, extension of the Cumberland Road into Ohio, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
In practice
Adams breaking ground on the canal on the fourth of July, eighteen twenty-eight.
Where people slip
He endorsed roads and canals to advance settlement in the West, funded from western land sales.
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