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1 Before the Railroads Emerged
American Politics, Economics, and Business before 1830

2 Railroads and American Politics
Agenda for Topic 2: American Politics, Economics, and Business Prior to the Railroads: – 1830 Albert Gallatin's Proposed Transportation Routes Post Roads and Private Turnpikes The Erie Canal The Canal Building Boom to 1840

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5 . Per Capita GDP, 1870-2001 (1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars)

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11 Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin
(29 January 1761 – 12 August 1849)

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16 Portage Railroad Near Johnstown

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18 The Sault-Saint Marie or "Soo" Canal built in 1855
links Lake Superior and Lake Huron

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