Transcript Handout for Topic 2

Railroads and American Politics
Agenda for Topic 2: American Politics, Economics, and Business
Prior to the Railroads: 1800 – 1830
1. Albert Gallatin's Proposed Transportation Routes
2. Post Roads and Private Turnpikes
3. The Erie Canal
4. The Canal Building Boom to 1840
. Per Capita GDP, 1870-2001 (1990
international Geary-Khamis dollars)
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin
(29 January 1761 – 12 August 1849)
Portage Railroad Near Johnstown
The Sault-Saint Marie or "Soo" Canal built in 1855
links Lake Superior and Lake Huron