1. Chapter 10, Section 1

2. Roads and Turnpikes Turnpike National Road
Lancaster Turnpike
Turnpike
Travellers paid toll for access
Privately owned
Lancaster Turnpike
First one in US
National Road
Built with federal money
Connected Maryland to Illinois

3. Canals New York wanted canal to connect NYC to western farmlands
Dramatically reduced cost of shipping goods
NYC became leading American city
Great Lakes cities became important (Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland)
Inspired more canals to be built

4. Panic of 1837
Roads and canals were financed by state and national government
Increased government spending
Economic depression ended government spending
When Railroads were built, used private funds to avoid financial problems created by canals and roads

5. Steamboats Robert Fulton made first working steamboat
Sailed Hudson from NYC to Albany
Steamboats made travel on Mississippi River easier
Were light and fast, travelled in shallow water

6. Railroads 1850s was decade of railroad building
Americans took many risks building railroads
Federal government gave public lands to railroad companies to encourage investment

7. Railroads Allowed growth of towns away from waterways
Encouraged immigration and migration for labor sources
Replaced canals as primary transportation of goods

8. Post Offices Improved transportation led to improved communication
1847 beginning of modern Postal system
Most people still had to go to post office to pick up mail

9. Telegraph 1848 Samuel Morse invent telegraph
Send coded messages using electricity and wires
“dots and dashes”
By 1858 telegraph wire connected US to Europe