One might argue that the advancements in transportation in the period 1820-1860 brought no social or economic changes in the United States, but the thing is, they?d be completely wrong. The many improvements in the transportation of yester-year have brought about countless social and economic changes! The construction of steamships, the undertaking of creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, and the making of the Erie canal were definitely the three biggest developments in transportation that also sparked the most social and economic changes.
Transportation Advancements from 1820-1860
One might argue that the advancements in transportation in the period 1820-1860 brought no social or economic changes in the United States, but the thing is, they?d be completely wrong. The many improvements in the transportation of yester-year have brought about countless social and economic changes! The construction of steamships, the undertaking of creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, and the making of the Erie canal were definitely the three biggest developments in transportation that also sparked the most social and economic changes.
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