13.Transportation was becoming less of a problem of those who wished to move
west and for those who wished to move west and for those who had far surpluses to
send to market. (1)■Prior to 1815, western farmers who did not live on navigable
waterways were connected to them only by dirt roads and mountain trails.(2) ■
Livestock could be driven across the mountains, but the cost of transporting bulky
grains in this fashion was several times greater than their value in eastern markets.
(3)■ The first step toward an improvement of western transportation was the
construction of turnpikes. (4)■ These roads made possible a reduction in
transportation costs and thus agriculture along their routes.
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In fact, goods could be shipped more cheaply across the much greater
distance of the Atlantic Ocean than they could from western New York to
coastal cities.