THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Transcontinental Railroad
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Steamboat
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The Erie Canal
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The Steal Plow
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Erie Canal opened the Midwest to settlement. By providing a direct water route to the Midwest, the canal triggered large-scale emigration to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.
Detailed explanation-2: -It enabled raw materials to be shipped from the center of the country to the factories in the Northeast and also allowed manufactured goods to be shipped to the growing Midwest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.