For the most of the 20th century Russia was a Communist country with Socilaistic central planned economy and ruled by one party.
The Whigs were the party that found its only presidential success by nominating a popular military hero without known political coloration.
The Federal Government's first entry into transportation was National Road (b). The Federal Government was concerned with the speed at which goods were transported from their source to their destination. Goods were primarily transported overland by horse and rider. They were transported along the waterways by ships and sail boats. The first road that the government funded was the Boston Post Road. It was built to increase the speed of the delivery of mail. The Boston Post Road was constructed between New York City and Boston.
