In the North these new forms of transportation became linked to greater general industrialization in the South, for the most part, it led to greater distribution for agricultural goods. This changed in the years after the War of 1812 due to what has since been christened “the Transportation Revolution.” New technologies led to the improvement of roads, the building of canals, and the advent of railroads and steamboats. The pilots who had brought the goods then had to return by foot, often along overland routes such as the Natchez Trace –a route whose inherent dangers earned it the sobriquet “The Devil's Backbone.” Delivering goods inland was even more challenging, and usually impracticable. Agricultural goods could reach eastern markets only with great difficulty: they were usually floated down the Mississippi on rafts, and upon arriving at New Orleans or other port towns they were loaded on ships bound for more settled areas. This was problematic in the early days of American settlement in the Mississippi River Valley. In order for economic growth to develop, there must be producers, sellers, and buyers –and some way for them all to be connected. Vernon Burton, Troy Smith, and Simon Appleford, University of Illinois The Golden Age of the Steamboat, 1851-1900īy O.
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