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During the 1840s the advantage that canals had over railroads was that shipping by canal was?
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What was one advantage of canals over railroads in the 1840s?
the advantage of canals over railroads was they could carry heavy materials quickly to where they where needed where as rail was not able to carry very much. Canals, while harder to build, were less expensive to operate.
Did the North or the confederacy have more railroads or canals and roads?
The North had more of all the things mentioned
Why did railroads have a greater impact on American society than did canals and staemboats?
Trains can get to more places than boats.
What transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?
Turnpikes and canals, but not railroads yet (RRs were developed after 1830)
How did the navigation acts effect the construction of canals?
The Navigation Acts effected the construction of canals because they made canals cheaper to build.
What surpassed canals for shipping goods?
The railroads soon surpassed the canals for shipping goods. Then highways with trucks surpassed the railroads.
What was the advantage of railroads over canals?
people
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.
What was one advantage of canals over railroads in the 1840s?
the advantage of canals over railroads was they could carry heavy materials quickly to where they where needed where as rail was not able to carry very much. Canals, while harder to build, were less expensive to operate.
Why are canals necessary in the 1800 in America?
The allowed for expanded shipping by water in an era before widespread railroads.
Northern transportation during the civil war?
Railroads and canals. They made roads to tie the Western with east.
How did canals help New Jersey's manufacturing?
Canals and railroads helped New Jersey's manufactering by industry growing.
Did canals or railroads go faster?
Yes
Which method of transportation that proved to be better than canals?
railroads were better transportation than canals
What inventions and improvements opened up the West?
canals and railroads...
The method of transportation that proved to be better than canals was?
railroads
Were railroads the first development of transportation?
Prior to railroads there were roads for carriages and horses, and harbors for boats, and canals for barges...
