THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HENRY CLAY
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Question
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Connected the East Coast with the interior West.
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Connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
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Boosted trade into the Mid-West & Mississippi River Valley.
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Boosted population migration into the Mid-West & Mississippi River Valley.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The invention improved transportation for travel and trade along the major waterways in the country and opened huge areas of territory for economic development. The American South, especially New Orleans, benefited immensely from steamboats.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flatboats preceded the steamboats, and could only go downstream, with the flow of the river. Powered by steam the steamboats were far more efficient and faster and had the advantage of also being able to travel upstream. The steamboats had a steam engine that turned a paddle wheel in back of the boats.
Detailed explanation-3: -How would the National Road and the Erie Canal eventually contribute to the growth of the US economy? To the westward expansion of trade and settlements? Western migration was easier with the Eerie canal, gave farmers access to fertile land and resources, and products could move back east as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Erie Canal facilitated trade with the West by connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie. Railroads shortened transportation times throughout the country, making it easier and less expensive to move people and goods.