Question

to what degree, if any, did developments in transportation, rather than in manufacturing and agriculture, spark American economic growth in the first half of the nineteenth century

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is an invalid statement; modern developments in transportation, particularly canals and railroads, in combination with the rave of sophisticated manufacturing and agricultural technology helped to equally spark glow out the American economic growth in the first half of the nineteenth century

1. In Transportation

a. Canals made trade more efficient and well organized, tying western farms to industrialization in the East

i. Erie Canal - cheaper cost in the transportation of goods

ii. Other canals

b. in Railroads: more flexible, faster, cheaper than canals

i. Baltimore + Ohio Railroads

ii. additional expansion and development of the entire nation

c. Telegraph

- easier process of railroads and other processes