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The Industrial revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700s, with the development of machines powered by steam or fast flowing rivers, to preform work that had once been done by hand.
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In the 1800s the rival on a new mode of transportation was the railroads. THis technology, largly developed in Great Britian.
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Begining of the 19th centuary overland transportation consisited of carts wagons slieghs and stage coaches
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Second transportation advance of the early 1800s was the construction of canals.
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Effort to improve overland transportation some states chatted compaines to operate turnpikes- roads for which users paid a toll.
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Contrys best route which was made of crush rock was the national roade founded by the government. Extended west from Maryland to the Ohio River.
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In the United States railroads started to appear during the 1820s.
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Best known canal of the era was the Eric canal. Competed in 1825 ir ran 363 miles across New York state from Lake Erie to the Hudson river.
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The American rail network expanded from 13 miles a track in 1830 to 31,000 miles in 1860.
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Erie Canal grew from 100 miles in 1816 to 3,300 miles in 1840.
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1850 The steamship could cross the Atlantic ocean in 10 to 14 days, compared to 25 to 30 days sailing a ship.
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1860 New York went from a population of 124.000 in 1820, its population surged to 800,000 in 1860