jan 1, 1807 - Steamboat/New Transportation 1807

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Steamboat: was invented by Robert Fulton in 1807. Steamboat transportation was more efficient than wind-powered boats and could travel upstream more quickly. Transportation and trade improved. Steam engines revolutionalize transportation over land and water
Roads/Canals/Railroads:
Canals- man-made waterways
Erie Canal- created a water route between New York City and Buffalo, New York.
The National Road- Constructed with tax money from protective tariffs ran east to west. Benefited the North, frustrated the South
Railroad mileage 1830- 23
Railroad mileage 1860- 30,626
Railroad expansion was important because Eastern manufactured goods could be more easily transported to the west. This led to economic growth.

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