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The U.S. changes as it industrializes. Early 1800s.

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What was the easiest way (in that time) to move goods and people?

Water

What system connected waterways?

Canals

What famous canal was built in New York all the way from the Hudson River to Lake Erie? What was its nickname?

The Erie Canal also referred to as "Clinton's Big Ditch".

What became the busiest route for moving people west in the 1820s to 1840s?

The Erie Canal

By the 1830s what became a major part of transportation on the waterways?

Steamboats

What were the advantages of trains as the new transportation?

Could... 1. go anywhere tracks could be put down. 2. Go faster 3. Haul more and 4. Operate all year.

What were some of the dangers of early trains?

Sparks set fields on fire and early engines sometimes jumped the tracks.