1. Why did the U.S. build roads & canals in the early 1800s?
To improve transportation for westward settlement & speed up the flow of goods to improve business ($$$)
Roads:
Turnpikes: Toll roads built by private companies.
Corduroy Road: A road made out of logs.
National Road: Funded by Congress. Completed in 1818.
Went from Maryland to Illinois eventually.
Canal: is a channel dug by people, then filled with water to allow boats to cross a stretch of land.

2. Famous Canals New York-
Erie Canal connected Lake Erie (Buffalo) to the Hudson River (Albany) :
New Jersey-
Morris Canal connected the Delaware River (Phillipsburg) to the Hudson River (Jersey City). Ran through Lincoln Park
Delaware-Raritan Canal connected Delaware River (Trenton) to Raritan River (New Brunswick)
Map of Morris Canal