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How did railroads and canals help the north?

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its easier to transport people and supplies they need

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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.


Did most of the early railroads and canals run north or south or east to west?

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How did canals help New Jersey's manufacturing?

Canals and railroads helped New Jersey's manufactering by industry growing.


Did the North or the confederacy have more railroads or canals and roads?

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How did railroads help the united state grow?

Railroads and canals helped the United States grow by increasing the transportation of goods.


What advantages did the North have before the war?

One of its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads.


What surpassed canals for shipping goods?

The railroads soon surpassed the canals for shipping goods. Then highways with trucks surpassed the railroads.


Did canals or railroads go faster?

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What was the advantage of railroads over canals?

people


How did canals help society?

Transportation. Before roads and railroads, Canals were the thing if you wanted to move stuff. far better than carrying or horse carts.


Which method of transportation that proved to be better than canals?

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Did the south have more canals during the civil war?

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