Steamboat/New Transportation 1807 (6 gen 1807 anni – 22 dic 1807 anni)

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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat, the reason it was so important at the time is that steamboats greatly reduced both the time and expense of shipping goods to distant markets. For this reason, they were enormously important in the growth and consolidation of the U.S. economy before the Civil War.
besides steamboats what was another form of transportation was greatly improving how people/cargo traveled.
Roads/Canals/Railroads:
Canal- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation. Canal du Midi is a famous canal.
The Cumberland Road, also known as the National Road or National Turnpike, was the first road in U.S. history funded by the federal government. It promoted westward expansion, encouraged commerce between the Atlantic colonies and the West, and paved the way for an interstate highway system.
By 1860, 30,000 miles (49,000 km) of railroad tracks had been laid, In 1830 14,000 miles of railroad tracks had been laid.
Impact on The United States. The building of the transcontinental railroad opened up the American West to more rapid development. The railroad also facilitated westward expansion, escalating conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to new territories.

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