1. Roads: Transportation Revolution
National Road
Who created it?
Why did they create it?
Where did it go?
Corduroy Roads
What were they made of?
When were they used?
What was it like to travel on them?
Lancaster Turnpike
What was it?
How did it work?
Where did it go?

2. Steam Transport:
What was the major problem with river transportation before the steamboat was invented?
Flat-bottomed Steamboat
Who invented it?
Why did they invent it?
What problems arose with the steam boats?
Clermont
Who invented it?
What was it?
Where did it go? When?
What was the importance of the Clermont?

3. The Canal Boom:
Erie Canal
Who built it?
What was it?
Where was it built?
When was it completed?
Why was it created?
What is the importance of canals to the United States?

4. Transportation Revolution
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