<P> Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the North - east ( 1810 -- 1850 ) to the settlement of the West ( 1850 -- 1890 ) . The American railroad mania began with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1826 and flourished until the Panic of 1873 bankrupted many companies and temporarily ended growth . </P>
<P> Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the North - east ( 1810 -- 1850 ) to the settlement of the West ( 1850 -- 1890 ) . The American railroad mania began with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1826 and flourished until the Panic of 1873 bankrupted many companies and temporarily ended growth . </P>
where did most of the nation 's manufacturing take place during the first decade of the 1800s
where did most of the nation 's manufacturing take place during the first decade of the 1800s
in the North - east
in the North - east