The Transportation Revolution: Roads, Canals, and Railroads | A Biography of America

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America United States US century 18th 1800s eighteenth canals commerce competition corporations development economy Erie Canal expansion factories industry investment markets railroads roads society stocks trade transcontinental transportation turnpikes urban Annenberg Learner WGBH interactive map
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Economics History-Social Science History STEAM
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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The Transportation Revolution: Roads, Canals, and Railroads | A Biography of America

America's economic transformation in the early 1800s was linked to dramatic changes in transportation networks. Construction of roads, canals, and railroads led to the expansion of markets, facilitated the movement of peoples, and altered the physical landscape. Use this interactive map from A Biography of America to explore the rapid expansion of roads, canals, and railroads from 1830-1860.
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