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• Better road developed
• Canals provided cheaper transportation
• More railroads laid, mostly in the north

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• New ideas flourished in the North
• Organized religion
• Public education grew after 1830
• Cities became important

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• Included a variety of industries
• Based on manufacturing not agriculture
• Producted textiles, ships, iron, and lumber
• Industrial revolution helped many industries
• Lots of foreign trade

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• Centers of trade and commerce
• Hubs of manufacturing
•  More people moved into cities in early 1800's
• Became cultural and educational centers

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• Rapid growth in early 1800
• Population of 31 million by 1860
• Most immigrants settled North

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• Warm summers
• Snowy winters
• short growth season made farming difficult
• Rocky, hilly, not good for farming
• Rivers fast, shallow, hard to navigate