1)what impact did robert fulton have on farmers? his development of a canal irrigate dry farmland his development of better roadways connected farmers to the east coast his invention of the steamboat allowed for cheap transportation of crops his invention of the steam engine led to a growth in the meat packing industry 2)which statement correctly contrasts the lancaster turnpike with the national road? the lancaster turnpike was a longer road the national road required to pay a toll to use it the national road was a "corduroy road" the lancaster turnpike was limited to travel in one state