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transportation vastly improved in the first half of the 1800's.

at the turn of the century there were few major stretches of surfaced roads, but by 1860 there were over 88,000 miles of them.

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a growth in transportation, trade, manufacturing and city population.

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-They developed an economy on many different industries, among them shipping, textiles, lumber furs, and mining.

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set up along the Atlantic coast, cities served as centers of trade between the North and Europe.

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years between 1800 and 1860 marked a period of rapid population growth.

population rose from about 5 million to 19 million.

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rock

hilly and often infertile land.

the coastline of Atlantic was full of sheltered bays.

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warm summers

snowy winters