The Transportation Revolution
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Transcript of The Transportation Revolution
The Transportation Revolution
Project By: Luke Cirlingione
Definition The Transportation Revolution was
advances during the mid-1800’s in the speed and ease of transportation, and an increase in transportation.
It produced the rapid growth of cities and towns.
In 1820 people lived in cities with a population greater than 2,500.
Steamboats Steamboats were a very affective way
of transportation. There were many navigable bodies of
water in the east, making steamboats a must in transportation
By the early 1800’s many steam-powered crafts were transporting people and goods.
Steamboat Pictures
More About Steamboats The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers held over
seventy steamboats by 1820 and five-hundred by 1840.
In 1812 a steamboat traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
A lot of Westerners usually decorated there steam boats with decorations, and were always adding improvements.
Roads Rutted and muddy, roads through
mountain passes were an easy solution for transportation.
Road builders depended on gravel, sand, and stone to build the roads for transportation.
National Road In 1812, the government ordered there
be a paved road “National Road” which reached from the Potomac River to the Ohio River.
Was used for long distance transportation of people and goods.
Canals Canals are man-made rivers used to
transport goods and other things. Settlers wanted good routes that would
connect their settlements to rivers. The answer was canals.
Many boats were used in canals to transport goods, and many other things.
Railroads Railroads were the fastest of
transportation. Railroads were not safe, and
accidents did happen like the boiler blowing up, and killing the driver of the train.
Railroads were the most effective way of transporting goods, and other things.
Railroad Pictures
More Information On Railroads In 1800, Oliver Evans creates the
earliest successful non-condensing high pressure stationary steam engine. Which was a great advance in railroads.
The first locomotive was built in 1814 by George Stephenson.
This build was one of the greatest for the railroad.
Locomotives
Stagecoaches A stagecoach is a type of covered
wagon for passengers and goods. Stagecoaches were very effective,
and were powered by horses. Many people used them
Thank You For Watching!All in all the Transportation Revolution
made transporting goods and people easier, and was a very good time period for new inventions, and transportation devices.