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The Transportation Revolution 1800-1840. Steam Power: 1807: Robert Fulton invents the steamship Impact: Water travel and shipping becomes easier, faster.

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1 The Transportation Revolution 1800-1840

2 Steam Power: 1807: Robert Fulton invents the steamship Impact: Water travel and shipping becomes easier, faster and cheaper. More goods and people can be moved further.

3 Roads: 1811: The government began to build the National Road Impact: Families travelled west on the National Road from Maryland to the Mississippi River. More people settled in the west.

4 Canals: Erie Canal: Work began in 1817 and finished in 1825. It connected the Hudson River in New York to the Great Lakes. It was 350 miles long By 1840: The canals were replaced by the railroads.

5 Railroads: In 1828: The United States gets railroad technology from England. 1830: Peter Cooper tests his locomotive By 1840: Cities of Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis are connected by railroad

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