Answer: Building canals and roads improved transportation, which helped strengthen the nation’s trade and economy. Protecting US goods by increasing the tariff on foreign goods strengthened the US economy as well. The stronger economy helped to promote nationalism. Better transportation also created a sense of national unity by connecting Americans from different regions.
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