LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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farmers and other manufactures get their goods to markets much faster
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trains are fastest type of transportation
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steamboats are fastest type of transportation
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1860 30, 000 miles of railroad linked every major city in the eastern united states
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Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the railroad and the steam powered locomotive opened up a whole new world in transportation. Now trains could travel wherever tracks could be built. Transportation was no longer limited to rivers and canals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Explanation: Roads, canals, and railways were three major components of transportation improved during the first industrial revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.