Write a paper of 750 to 1100 words (3 to 4 typed, double-spaced pages) in which you identify and discuss the changes wrought by the transportation and communications revolution in antebellum America.
Identify some of the major technology inventions of the industrial revolution.
Which inventions most contributed to the so-called revolution in transportation and communications?
Which ones would you identify as the most important? Which industries were most affected by these changes?