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The 12 pages that link to National Road, each with the reason it gives.

• Erie CanalCompared with: It offered an overland route west, unlike the Erie Canal's water connection to the Great Lakes.

• Toll roadBroader topic: Its financing contrasted with the private and local toll-road model.

• Columbus, OhioRelated: Its route through Columbus connected the city to eastern markets and migration.

• IndianaRelated: Its route through Indiana supported migration and commerce during the state’s early growth.

• IndianapolisRelated: Its route through Indianapolis helped link the young capital to eastern markets.

• American SystemBroader topic: It became a prominent example of the national transportation links advocates sought to expand.

• HighwayBroader topic: It established an early model for government-backed interregional roads.

• Albert GallatinBroader topic: Gallatin’s 1808 report helped make federally supported roads and canals a national policy question.

• Chesapeake and Ohio CanalRelated: Its westward route and the canal’s proposed route reflected competing plans for linking the East and Ohio country.

• DaytonRelated: The road helped connect Dayton and the region to expanding westward travel and trade.

• History of IndianaRelated: Its extension through Indiana directed migration and linked the young state to eastern markets.

• History of OhioRelated: Its route encouraged migration and commerce across southern Ohio.