The quote from Frances Anne Kemble Butler describes a particularly challenging and difficult road. Among the innovations listed, the National Road would be the most relevant to improving such roads. The National Road, also known as the Cumberland Road, was one of the first major improved highways in the United States and played a significant role in facilitating travel and transport in the early 19th century. The construction of the National Road aimed to promote easier and safer travel compared to existing, more difficult paths.
"The wickedest road, I do think, the cruellest, hard-heartedest road, that ever [a] wheel rumbled upon."
-Frances Anne (Kemble) Butler, Journal
Which of the following innovations improved what the journal discussed above?
The National Road
Transcontinental Railroad
The Eerie Canal
The Steamboat
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