The major key factor for this chapter was the migration of the Indians to the West Coast which is more known as the Trail of Tears. It's one of the most infamous acts of the "Indian-removal policy" which Andrew Jackson has established. It became clear that this policy set the tone of how Westward Expansion started in America. After the War of 1812, agriculture went down and left most of the population starving. Other than the agriculture, cities started growing after the war. The revolution of water transportation such as the Erie Canal, it made everything easier to expand the cities and the city growth was particularly fast in the West Coast. In hopes of everything, I know that it would be more of a transportation revolution. I found that the fact cities were growing through just water canal had opened up so much more opportunities for Americans. I feel that it has opened up the Industrialization Era, where luxury goods were starting to become more affordable for everyone. What the transportation revolution gave, it could open up so much more opportunities for everyone. The railroads finally started to come, and I can see why people would rather build railroads than canals, mainly its cheaper, faster, and less dangerous for people.
I hope the industrial revolution has opened up the American Society and able to open up new innovations such as the textile cities.
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