what improvment in transportation in the mid1800s contributed to unifying the British North American Colonies?

Question

what year??

Answer 1

The railway, in particular the Grand Trunk Railway which, at its completion, was the longest in the world. It physically united the two halves of the Province of Canada (Canada East, the future Quebec + Canada West, the future Ontario). It would be the model first for the Intercolonial Railway linking central Canada with the Maritimes and then the transcontinental railways linking central Canada to the prairies and the Pacific.

Answer 2

the common premise for the preliminary colonisation of the 13 colonies replaced into inner maximum enterprise. Jamestown in Virginia replaced into Englands first settlement on the continent and replaced into set up in trouble-free terms as privately funded commercial operation. people in England invested money hoping that they could get a proportion of the income. The undertaking had no remit to grow to be a spring board for imperialist enlargement, infact the belief of the British Empire hadn't emerged yet. Cabot's day holiday, like Columbus' replaced into purpose on attempting to locate a commerce direction to India, (in assessment to Columbus, Cabot actual landed on the continental U.S.) so England ought to take great thing approximately commerce hyperlinks with out having to threat the course being decrease off purchase different increasing colonial states of the era.

Answer 3

Railroad

Answer 4

railroads that were established as america's were to join the west and eastern coasts of the continent!!many of the same engineers,crail bosses and personnel worked on both efforts in the transcontinental drives of both america and canada!!and imported, immigrant,chinese workers are definitely not the least responsible for both efforts' successes!!

Answer 5

Canadian National Railway.

http://www.cn.ca

The history as sung by Gordon Lightfoot:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Railroad_Trilogy

Answer 6

Railroads and possibly the steam boat.