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Transportation Revolution
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Definition
• Transportation Revolution: when steam power, trains, canals, roads, and bridges became new and expansive forms of transport
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Why did it Happen?• Industrial revolution• The revolution gave created new
tech. needed to create these new creations
• The revolution created the need to ship materials and goods
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Roads• In the 1700’s great advancements in
road construction were made by 3 Scott’s men
• This included paved roads• The first long distance paved road in the
U.S. was the Lancaster Turnpike in Pennsylvania• It was 62 miles long• Was completed in 1795
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Steamboats• The first working steamboat was
made by Robert Fulton in 1807• It was the first boat to have the
ability to drive against the current• It went 10 mph
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"When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboatman.
-Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi
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Canals• The Erie Canal, the first major one,
was completed in 1825• It was over 350 miles long and
connected Albany and Buffalo • By 1840, the U.S. had over 3,000
miles of canal
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Railroads• Railroads became a major
investment in 1830• By 1840, 3,000 miles of tracks had
been laid• By 1860, it was 30,000
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Time zones• Trains created the need for time zones• Before trains, towns and cities set their
clocks based of their local high noon• In 1883, railroads created Standard
Railroad Time which had 4 time zones• Most towns and cities followed their lead
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By Boat vs. By Train
• Trains were– Faster–More expansive– Able to cross mountains
• Boats were– Cheaper– Dictated by weather– Only on major rivers
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