Before the market revolution, roads were very few and in bad condition, which made travel very difficult and dangerous. That all changed in 1817 when Congress authorized the construction to improve interregional transportation by funding the National Road. The road led from Maryland to Wheeling, Virginia. It not only allowed people to move with easier and quicker than it was before, but also it would not get flooded or muddy. On the other hand, another transportation was related to rivers, which were the easiest way to carry and transport goods, but the previously used boat would be too slow. In 1807, Robert Fulton was the first to accomplish successful steamboats by steam engines. By the 1820s, they were applied to promote trade in the
