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Emergence of Steamboats
The succes of the steamboat was evident and it quickly replaced the Turnpike system. There were already over 200 steamers in Mississippi. -
Emergence of Railroad
FIrst railroad began in Baltimore -
Increase of Railroad Systems
Over 30,000 miles of railroad, 3/4 was in the industralizing north. Several southeren railway lines but not a single railway system. -
Post 1860
Railroads became standardized linking the various rail lines together -
Post 1861
Railway became the most popular form of transportation ti was economical, reliable, and fast. Four times as fast as a streamboat. -
The Benefits
Railroads encouraged settlement and expansion of farming. Eastern seaports, along with other intermediate centers like Cincinnati, benefited from an increase in exportable goods.
