After a careful reading of chapter 9, please answer the following questions:
What were the three most significant advances in transportation during the antebellum (pre-Civil War, 1820-1860) period? What was their impact on the American economy?
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ReplyDeleteThe three most significant advances in transportation during the antebellum period were steamboats, turnpikes, and canals. Their impact on the American economy was pushing the process of westward expansion and gave advantages in production. Steamboats made it easier to transfer goods down the different rivers and helped increase trade. Also, steamboats made it more cost effective to transport freights. Turnpikes were good for tolling stage coaches and emigrants. Canals linked different regions together to help with transportation. Canals developed the Northern and Northeastern gateways.
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