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How did the railroads and canals help the US grow?
Railroads and canals helped the United States grow by increasing the transportation of goods. Before canals and railroads, goods were moved by shipping with the flow of rivers or by horseback. Canals and railroads also allowed goods to be carried faster and in larger quantities then before.
After 1865 what form of transportation weakened the importance of the Erie Canal?
Railroads were faster than canals.
Why do people begin to choose railroads over canals?
Railroads provided faster travel; a train could travel much faster than a steamboat. Railroads were also cheaper and less labor-intensive to build, as canals required much back breaking digging and blasting, while railroads only needed people to nail down rails and crossbeams.
Why did the canal slow down dramatically in the mid 1800?
Once railroads were invented, there really wasn't much impetus to dig canals. Trains can go up and down hills, which is difficult and expensive to do with canals and locks. Trains are also faster.
What surpassed canals for shipping goods?
The railroads soon surpassed the canals for shipping goods. Then highways with trucks surpassed the railroads.
How did iron help railroads?
Iron helped railroads so people can go there faster
How did canals help New Jersey's manufacturing?
Canals and railroads helped New Jersey's manufactering by industry growing.
What was the advantage of railroads over canals?
people
Which method of transportation that proved to be better than canals?
railroads were better transportation than canals
Why did railroads become more important than canals?
Canals have significant drawbacks over railroads. Railroads can be run to wherever the materials, goods, or market are, whereas canals have geological constraints (best following an existing river, unworkable in mountainous terrain, going over hills requires either deep cuts or locks/dams/lakes/rivers). Also, railroads were much faster to operate than canal boats, making them preferred not only for cargo but also passengers.
What inventions and improvements opened up the West?
canals and railroads...
The method of transportation that proved to be better than canals was?
railroads
