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Railroads and American Politics Agenda for Topic 2: American Politics, Economics, and Business Prior to the Railroads: 1800 – 1830 Albert Gallatin's Proposed Transportation Routes Post Roads and Private Turnpikes The Erie Canal
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Railroads and American Politics • Agenda for Topic 2: American Politics, Economics, and Business • Prior to the Railroads: 1800 – 1830 • Albert Gallatin's Proposed Transportation Routes • Post Roads and Private Turnpikes • The Erie Canal • The Canal Building Boom to 1840
. Per Capita GDP, 1870-2001 (1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars)
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (29 January 1761 – 12 August 1849)
Portage Railroad Near Johnstown
The Sault-Saint Marie or "Soo" Canal built in 1855 links Lake Superior and Lake Huron