transportation+revolution-ss

=Transportation Revolution= In the early 1800s, there were only 23 major cities in America. There were several types of cities, the ones that focused on textile industry, those that produced whiskey and hemp, and the southern cities produced agricultural crops. They were in desperate need of being able to echnage and send their good to the different cities and that was a major reason to why the transportation revolution started. The transportation revolution was dramatic improvement in the transportation methods in America. This was the period in which steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation. Because of this, Americans were allowed to travel and export foods to new markets were not available before. Trade and new settlements were on a rise due to the masive decrease of shipping costs. Shipping costs were lowering immensly, up to 90%, because it was becoming easier to send things from one place to another.

The Canal Travel was one of the first ways of transporting goods.