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The Transportation Revolution: Steamboats, Canals, and Railroads
Analyze how Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Erie Canal, and early steam railroads transformed domestic trade and connected regional markets.
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Early National Growth, Inventions, and Expansion (1789–1850)
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Analyze the territorial expansion, industrial inventions, transportation innovations, and international conflicts of the young United States.
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