During the 1900’s economy was very weak and not many people had jobs after and during the Great Depression. When the Interstate Highway Act came into place, it provided more jobs for people,and it led to more expansion of companies and businesses. Many people built small companies and businesses along the road which led to more jobs and the construction of the highway gave people jobs. This helped the economic expand which led to America being one of the richest countries in the world. With the roads being built, railroads companies ran out of business since many of the people moved towards roads; a more convenient and easier way to travel. Without the interstate highway act, we wouldn’t have a functioning transportation system, no economic growth, and our world today would have not excelled without the construction of roads. This event should stay in the textbook since it expanded America and is one of the most important events during the 1900’s that make America what it is. To this day we use roads more than railroads because it's safer, less cheap, and it provided easier transportation. Without the knowledge of the Interstate Highway Act, the students would not know how significant it was and how it led to many jobs and businesses being …show more content…
The roads made it easier for family and friends to meet, leading to faster growing communities. The creation of roads meant educating people on how the roads worked and how it would make life easier for traveling. The roads were like our phones back in the day, it helped us communicate with others, everywhere you go on the road there are small businesses and shops open to the people. The roads brought us together and helped us interact with one another in a stable, productive way. Just imagine a world with no roads, no direction, no sign on how to get to your beloved one’s; this is how significant the Interstate Highway Act is. “The Dwight D. Eisenhower national system of interstate and defense highways was an innovation that changed america” is what critics say about the interstate highway. Leaving out the event where we created roads is like taking a part out of how we communicated and interacted with other people. The Interstate Highway Act gave hope in making America better and without this event inside the textbook, we would not be able to understand how the interstate highway act helped the community grow stronger and helped with