American Cities in the Early 1800s
From the 1820s through the 1840s, America’s cities were changing rapidly due to the transportation revolution, technological advances, and world events.
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From the 1820s through the 1840s, America’s cities were changing rapidly due to the transportation revolution, technological advances, and world events.
MoreFollowing the end of the War of 1812, the United States underwent a transportation revolution. This transportation revolution came about as a result of Americans moving westward but also as more Americans moved into cities to engage in industrial work. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 212.
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