New Technologies and Transportation
Transportation Revolution Rapid increase of speed lowers the cost of goods Changed the way people traveled and shipped goods Made possible by the steam engine
Robert Fulton Created the 1st commercially successful Steamboat Called the “Clermont”
Peter Cooper Built one of the first locomotives Called “Tom Thumb”
Gibbons vs. Ogden Gibbons wanted to run his boats between NY and NJ, Ogden sued because he had the rights to NY. It reaches U.S. Supreme Court : Gibbons won Marshall’s ruling reinforced federal (U.S.) government authority over states
Communication by wire Samuel Morse develops the telegraph Sends signal through wire using Morse code Trans-continental line finished in 1861
Agricultural Improvements Made farming possible in mid-west Made farming faster
John Deere’s steel plow slices through Plains soil and matted grass
Cyrus McCormick develops mechanical reaper allows farmers to buy on credit
The Sewing Machine Invented by Elias Howe Isaac Singer - improved sewing machine makes it simple to run Women began earning money sewing at home