Why did railroads have a greater impact on American society than did canals and steamboats?

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uh60blackhawk · Answer

The railroads have a greater impact on American society because it can travel much faster then a steamboats and canals. The train can carry supplies to each city and each state.

uh60blackhawk · Answer

Plus it can carry more cargo too.

anonymous · Answer

Also railroads allowed people to have an alternate way of travel that was much quicker.

anonymous · Answer

Railroad make the goods and people to travel faster and in larger number too.

anonymous · Answer

Railroads could have more things on them . Our goods were well held from a train than a boat. We had less theifs trying to get our goods.