History of Railroads and Canals in the United States

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:competition	canals railroads
gptkbp:declineOfCanals	late 19th century
gptkbp:focusesOn	development of railroads development of canals
gptkbp:governmentResponse	land grants for railroads canal charters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	History of Railroads and Canals in the United States
gptkbp:impact	gptkb:urban_development westward expansion economic growth
gptkbp:keyEvent	gptkb:Erie_Canal_opening Transcontinental Railroad completion
gptkbp:legacy	shaped modern transportation
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:John_Stevens gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt gptkb:DeWitt_Clinton
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad gptkb:Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal
gptkbp:period	19th century early 20th century
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Industrial_Revolution gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:riseOfRailroads	mid-19th century
gptkbp:technologicalAdvancement	gptkb:canal gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:分布地区	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Henry_Varnum_Poor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7