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American Transportation
GROUP NAMES: Jessah Perez, Emely Alcantar, Esme SotoDATE: 2-25-10
PERIOD: 7
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Table of Contents
Transportation Revolution
Steamboat Era
American Railroads
Transportation Effects the Environment
Technological Inventions
Communication
Farm Equipment
Home Devices
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Transportation Revolution
1800’s the U.S experienced the Transportation Revolution
New methods of transportation were invented
Reduced the shipping time and cost
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Transportation Revolution Pictures
HISTORY PICTURETOPIC #1
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Transportation Prices Building a Railroad
Steamboat Era1803 Robert Fulton
tested first steamboat
August 9,1807 Clermont put to the test
Demand for steamboat ferry’s soon arose
PICTUREEXAMPL
E(student will explain
picture)
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Steamboat Era Pictures
#2
#2
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American Railroads
1830 Peter Cooper built first locomotive
Engineers and mechanics enhanced locomotives
Farmers sent goods to distant markets
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American Railroad Pictures
3C #3
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Slaves at Work A Railroad
Transportation Effects the Environment
Logging industries expanded
Lumber items became primary product
Removing trees to place on a large scale
PICTURE
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Transportation Effects the Environment
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Technological Inventions
1832 Samuel F. B. Morse perfected the telegraph
Alfred Lewis Vail developed Morse code
Thousands of miles were added of telegraph in 1850
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Telegraph and Morse code
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Communication
Morse code was developed for communication
A device that could send information
Information for businesses, government, etc.
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Communication with Morse Code
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Farm Equipment◦ 1837 John Deer invented
the steel plow
◦ 1831 Cyrus McCormick developed a new harvesting machine
◦ 1851 Isaac Singer improves the sewing machine
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Farm Equipment
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Iron Plow Harvesting Machine
Home Devices Elias Howe first invented
the sewing machine
1830’s iceboxes were invented
Iron cook stoves replaced cooking fires
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Home Devices
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Cook Stove Ice Box
Transportation Revolution Transportation
changed how America got around
Trees got cut in large rates
Products were in more demanded
Transportation Revolution Movie
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Study Guide Title
1. True/False: Samuel F.B. Morse invented the steel plow
2. Fill in the blank: Isaac Singer then made improvements to ______ design.
3. Multiple choice: American Railroads were first built in
a)1845 b)2010 c)1830 d)8080
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Isaac SingerJohn DeerCyrus McCormick
7. What was the Morse code invented for ?
Steel PlowPerfected sewing
machineHarvesting machine
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Railroad effects