American business: infrastructure.

The Wilderness Road was the major route for more than 200,000 people migrating west, at about the time the United States wascoming into being.

Turnpikes, combined with other types of roads, provide a reliable, networked way to move goods fromone location to another...

The transcontinental railroad facilitated U.S. trade with Asia and allowed for the development of the resources of the West and movement of settlers to its land.

The cable reduced communication time between North America and Europe, two of the most important regions in the global economy, from days to mere seconds.

The North American colonies’ first regularly scheduled stagecoach line helped New Jersey residents market their products, provided a vital link on the route between New York City and Philadelphia...

Railroads were the formof transport that revolutionized American business.

The canal allowed the United States to transport goods in ships fromthe East Coast to Asia easily and efficiently, opening up new markets and creating profit for manufacturers, shippers, and the canal operators.

During the early twentieth century, a growing automotive industry demanded better roads, which in turn resulted in enormous increases in the production of motor vehicles.