p. 299-307

As you read this section from the textbook, answer the following questions:

1. In what ways was transportation different before 1815 compared to after?

2. In what ways did the invention of the steamboat affect travel on rivers?

3. How did the advent of railroads affect canals?

4. In what ways did all these transportation improvements affect the speed and cost that it took to deliver goods?

5. Looking at the two charts on pp. 302-303, how did transportation development vary in terms of regions? Why do you think it varied so much?


6. What effects did the improved transportation network have on the economic development of the South?

7. Why did farming in New England start to decline during the early part of the 19th Century?

8. How did the technological advancements make life on a farm much easier than before?