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Also known as the Cumberland Road, the National Road extended from Maryland to the Ohio River and it gave easier and quicker travel.
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The steamboat was created by Robert Fulton, an American engineer and inventor, and this invention was used as a method of transportation through canals and to promote trade.This steam boat was the Steamboat Clermont.
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The Erie Canal was a man-made 363-mile waterway that was immediately successful because goods were able to transport fast at a cheap price. This led to the Market Revolution, and it revolutionized transportation.
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Of all advancements in the Transportation Revolution, the constructions of railroads was the most significant because they made carrying goods and passengers across a long distance easier and contributed to the Market Revolution.
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From 1828 to 1860, the growth of the railroad was huge. In 1828, B&O reached 73 miles of railroad, but by the 1860s, there were 30,000 miles of track in America.
