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- 88,000 miles of road by 1860
- over 3,000 canals
- 30,000 miles of train track by 1850

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- schools and churches in most towns
- emphasis on public education
- public schools set in larger cities

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- based on many different industries including, shipping, textiles, lumber, furs, and mining
- used "Yankee ingenuity" to manufacture goods
- textiles, iron and ships were manufactured in great quantities
- goods traded for foreign products
- favored high tariffs

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- centers of trade between the North and Europe
- often crowded and dirty
- centers of art, culture, and education
-printed newspapers and books and provided many forms of recreation, including dancing, cardplaying, and theater

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- population rose from about 5 million to 19 million
- over 2 million Irish, Germans, and other northern Europeans arrived in the United States

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- rocky, hilly, and often infertile land
- forests
-clear, fast rivers
- shelters bays and inlets

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- warm, humid summers
- cold, snowy winters