Learning Goal 4 I will be able to: – List/explain examples of improvements in transportation – Summarize why those improvements were so important – List/explain examples of improvements in communication – Summarize why those improvements were so important

Transportation Improvements Communication Improvements *easier to move raw materials to factories & finished goods to markets

Now 1. Reread notes. 2. Exit Ticket without using notes.Exit Ticket 3. Timeline – 1807, Robert Fulton, Steamboat – 1829, George Stephenson locomotive (“Steamboat”) – 1844, Morse Code – 1846, Atlantic Cable