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the national road was built
it went from maryland to ohio. -
nations canal
the nations canal work was only 100 miles -
horse drawn trains
horses pulled trains on the very little track that was there at the time -
steam boat takes over
the staem boat made a trip that took 4 months in 20 days -
steam-engine train invented
could travel faster than horses and could carrry more weight -
erie canal
the erie canal ran 363 miles across New York state from lake erie to the hudson river -
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railroads took over
railroads took over due to the amount of weight and passangers that could fit on a train. it went from 13 miles of track in 1830 to 31000 miles of track in 1860 -
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increase in number of steamboats
the number of steamboats grew from 230 in 1834 to nearly 700 in 1843 -
steam boats 6 days
by 1838 it took a steamboat only 6 days to go from New Orleans to Louisville. -
canal work expanded
the nations canal work grew to 3300 miles mostly built in the northeast, canals provided efficient water transportation that linked fams to the expanding cities -
steamship crosses atlantic
the steamship took 10-14 days compared to 25 -50 days for a sailship
