THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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the government established strict trade limitations between the states
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political discord erupted over the use of federal tolls to support the road
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westward expansion and trade became easier
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rural farmers in the West became more isolated from the markets in the East
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Detailed explanation-1: -The National Road played a major role in the westward expansion of the United States, and its importance was comparable to that of the Erie Canal. Travel on the National Road was reliable, and many thousands of settlers going westward in heavily loaded wagons got their start by following its route.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, the Cumberland Road was the first road funded by the U.S. federal government. It was a popular route for commercial trade in the 1840s by Conestoga wagons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile (1, 000 km) road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland in 1811. The route closely paralleled the military road opened by George Washington and General Braddock in 1754-55. By 1818 the road had been completed to the Ohio River at Wheeling, which was then in Virginia.