Transportation has had a huge impact on the United States. Transportation has brought on both social and economic changes in many ways. In the early 1800’s old methods of transportation were still in use and they were often painfully slow. Americans however, were well aware that if there were advancements made in transportation then it had potential to increase trade with other countries, increase property values, and help strengthen the American economy. Transportation developments made a big contribution into strengthening the American economy. Developments in transportation opened up the transportation of agricultural goods to other regions of the country. Cash crops such as cotton, provided a big lift in the American economy once they
