Erie Canal

and lead America to producing 60% of the world’s cotton. Another economic impact was the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, which was a connection that crossed New York State and linked the New York Harbor to the Great Lakes, which spurred economic opportunities for New York City to become a national shipping center. With the prospect of commercial transportation by way of the Erie Canal, this encouraged westward expansion and prosperity to all towns and cities along the banks because of its…

Ensuing the American Revolution and the split from the British corwn, the former colonies had established themselves as The United States of America. Britain continued to be a nationally problematic up until the end of The War of 1812, the people now had their own country to be a part of. Throughout the late 18th century, there were many struggles and turmoil considering the recent establishment of the nation, but eventually there was bound to be a time of alleviation. The years which followed…

America was destined for greatness, and westward expansion in the 1800’s helped fulfill that destiny by providing America with the need to expand. This is not destiny in the sense of the inevitable, but instead in the sense that it was beneficial to the white man settled in America. In fact, during this time Irish and German immigrants began travelling to America, which led to overpopulation in the northeast (“United States Population Density”). This overpopulation forced white settlers living…

dramatically improved national mobility. New and improved transportation technology made it easier, cheaper, and quicker to transport the raw materials and finished products across America thanks to first national roads, innovation of steamboats, new canal development, and finally the railroad revolution. Americans were aware that improvement of transportation network would increase land values, encourage domestic and foreign trade, and strengthen the American economy. The need for…

creation of the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal is a canal that, when finished, connected all of the Great Lakes. The creation of this canal was very important for trade. Now, instead of having to travel on land, shipments from Chicago to New York City could be delivered over water, this Shortened shipping time from an average of twenty days down to an average of six days. This advancement saved a lot of industries a lot of time, and also a lot of money. Before the creation of the Erie Canal, one ton…

Traveling Across Time As the United States was created with the writing of the Constitution, a bond was formed that connected each and every state. Now there was a need to create a physical connection within the states, attaching them to one another, and pushing the new founded country into the frontier. Means of transportation had nowhere to go but up, seeing that few people owned horses and most people, especially the poor, walked to their destinations. Wagon trails were also spanned across…

Beginning in the early to mid 1800’s the United States started to experience a flow of immigrants settling in the urban United States, and the rapid immigration went on to continue for the next few decades. The circulation of people and the Market Revolution had an enormous impact on the United States in various ways. These events during the nineteenth century brought many benefits to the American economy such as increased production of goods, the creation of new technologies, and higher…

In the United States, one of the cities that saw the economic benefits of shipping was New York City. Prior to the formation of the Erie Canal system, New York City was not the economic giant it is today. Philadelphia served as the most profitable port and largest city in the United States during the early 1800s (Watkins). Prior to the embargo act of 1807 and the War of 1812, Philadelphia…

Exploring Transportation in America How people move from one place to another has changed juristically since the beginning of Unites Stated history and still continues to change today in America. From land travel to travel by water, the method used by the American people seems to be ever changing. With the limited variety of ways to commute, people haven’t always had many options to choose from with how they got from place to place. Transportation has helped to shape America into the great…

invested a lot of money into the railroad and into canals. Canals required a lot of commodities that weren’t worth a lot of money in order to pay operating expenses, cover interest on the bonds for construction, and to retire the bonds at maturity. This only happened in areas that had a lot of resources like the Erie and Champlain Canals in New York and the coal canals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. But other than those, most of the other canals failed to produce any benefits and ended up…