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Option 1: Uniting the Nation: Economic Growth
Option 1: Uniting the Nation: Economic Growth
Elizabeth Counsil
HST201
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Bruce Ingram
Date

Option 1: Uniting the Nation: Economic Growth 2
Option 1: Uniting the Nation: Economic Growth
With the passing of time, American began to grow and prosper between the years 1790
and 1860. There was a huge amount of growth in the economy in the US and this can be
attributed to several main causes; improvements in transportation, changes in agricultural
production, and better methods of communication. Transportation made a huge leap by way of
the introduction of the locomotive. John Stevens, who is considered the father of railroads in
America, helped to build the first steam run railway systems in the US. In 1830, the first steam
train was build and run on a common-carrier railroad. The Best Friend of Charleston was
designed for the South Carolina Railroad Company. (Karwatka, 2003). Railroads were a
cheaper way to move people and freight farther and faster than boats or wagons. Trains also held
the added bonus of the ability to function in freezing temperatures, where boats could not be
used if the water was frozen. (Shi, 2016).