Transportation had one of the most important innovations that affected the US economy. Some of the innovations were the creation of railroads, the steamboat, and canals.
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In 1828, The first United States railroad appeared and this brought a lot of joy to the americans because this was an efficient way to move from place to place. Most of these railroads networks were located in the North region. This was a great way to transport items from the South, and back up to the North. One of the major railroads was the National Road in 1837, which was the first federal govern road. These roads were built to trade goods along other regions and countries which raised the US economy.
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Another innovation that benefited
the economy was the formulation of the steamboat. This invention was created by Robert Fulton with the intention to transport good or people in the reign of the South. This demonstrated the potential of steam-powered commerce which allowed the economy to grow with its trading along the South. The results of the steamboat was that is made lives easier for labor workers because the steamboat could easily transport goods and it was capable of long distance travel. Once the goods were sold, the economy would increase.
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An addition innovation for transportation were the canals. Canels were mainly found in the West side of the United States which the canals were built to a narrow width to make it easier to move around in the canals. This made transportation much more cheaper and more efficient. The canals would not have been possible without the steamboat. In 1800-1837 there were more than 3,000 miles of canals that were built which made transportation with trade easier. Sine the transportation was cheaper, that meant that people would buy more goods and the economy would grow because of their purchases on goods.