Allegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology relates to the following National Standards for History:
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801 to 1861)
Standard 1C- The student understands the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation's expansion to the Northwest, and the Mexican-American War.
Standard 2A- The student understands how the factory system and the transportation and market revolutions shaped regional patterns of economic development.
Standard 2E- The student understands the settlement of the West.