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How did transportation advances affect settlement patterns in the U.S.?
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They had no impact.
They encouraged westward settlement
They discouraged movement west.
They led to more settlements in the East.
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They encouraged westward settlement.
Advances like canals (Erie Canal), steamboats, and especially railroads lowered travel time and shipping costs, opened new lands to farmers and settlers, and made it easier to move people and goods into the West.
Advances like canals (Erie Canal), steamboats, and especially railroads lowered travel time and shipping costs, opened new lands to farmers and settlers, and made it easier to move people and goods into the West.
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