HIS-2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: National Road, Cotton Gin
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Transportation and communication: national road, erie canal, railroads, telegraph. Cumberland road- maryland to illinois, national road, built by mostly state but some federal money, first infrastructure paid for with federal money. Erie canal- steamboat revolutionized waterways, across ny state, great lakes to hudson, built by state of ny, localities built canals off of it, completed 1825. American system- proposed by henry clay, us will be internal improvements and charge a tariff and have a national bank. Us gover(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is(cid:374) t really i(cid:374)volved i(cid:374) i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)al i(cid:373)prove(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts. Northerners more willing to tax themselves for infrastructure than southerners because they had more education. Eli whitney and the cotton gin- birth of cotton kingdom. Move to the old southwest (alabama and mississippi) Greater impact on south than market revolution.