Water travel within the us caused the creation of canals by 1840, about how many miles of canals exisited in the us

For years, Americans had realized the great benefit that would result in connecting a major city with the Great Lakes and surrounding land. The creation of canals embodied the potential in providing dependable and cheap transportation. By 1840, there were over 4000 miles of canals operating in the US.

 

 

The  pan-african movement  was an "emotional, cultural, psychological and ideological  movement  that began among the  african  dispora in the western hemisphere, for a closer  purpose, so that  african  people could feel secure, attain political, economic as well as psychological power visa vis other races or world regions" .