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The Transportation Revolution in America, 1790-1860

The Transportation Revolution in America, 1790-1860. The consequence was a unified national economy before the Civil War It involved: Turnpikes and Roads Canals Steamboats Railroads. The Transportation Revolution was the Result of. Federal and State Government Support – Charters and Grants

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The Transportation Revolution in America, 1790-1860

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  1. The Transportation Revolution in America, 1790-1860 • The consequence was a unified national economy before the Civil War • It involved: • Turnpikes and Roads • Canals • Steamboats • Railroads

  2. The Transportation Revolution was the Result of • Federal and State Government Support – Charters and Grants • Private Investment • Technological Innovations • Commercial and Urban Rivalries

  3. Shortcomings of Turnpikes • Could not provide cheap transportation over long distances • Cost of repair was high • Problem of dishonest toll collectors • Public did not want to pay tolls -- shunpikes

  4. Palmer Truss System

  5. Burr Truss

  6. Town Truss

  7. Long Truss

  8. The Canal Era, 1825-1860

  9. Erie Canal Innovations Include: • Tree-felling cable apparatus • Stump puller • Plow to remove tree roots • Native hydraulic cement

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