1. Teakettle Power

2. 18 th century (1700s)- Steam pwr. (boiling water) could be a pwr. Source Like a teakettle on the stove Large amt. of steam boiling can move a boat or train Ppl. began to experiment w/the idea John Fitch, William Henry, & John Stevens Built steamboats-unsuccessful Robert Fulton-Artist & Inventor Studied painting in London His inventions were better than his paintings

3. Teakettle Power 1807- Fulton’s steamboat North River went on Hudson R. NYC to Albany, NY-150 mi. 32 hrs. B4 steamboats-boats floated down the river w/the current 1 way traffic Go up river had to be pulled or pushed Fulton’s boats on the Mississippi R. at 10 mph 1820- 60 steamboats on the river 1860- Almost 1,000

4. Teakettle Power Steamboats=Dangerous, efficient, fast, & fun If steam is trapped=boiler could explode Ppl. could be killed

5. Teakettle Power Steam engines were also being created Steam engines pulled wagons on tracks 20 mph & will cont. to get faster Steam engines were just as dangerous as steamboats Issues w/explosions Jump the tracks Trains crashing into each other “Iron Horses” or “Teakettles on the Tracks”

6. Teakettle Power I want you to write a letter to a family member about your trip on the steamboat or the steam engine. Please describe the trip

7. Teakettle Power Steam engines made of iron Tall smokestacks Fireboxes Passenger cars look like stagecoaches & painted w/bright designs Wide open & dirty (soot) Sparks flew off the engine to ppl’s. clothes & hair 1 st train-Ppl. had to put out fire on each others clothes Steam engines improved- passenger cars were enclosed Wood or coal was used to keep the fire & steam going

8. Teakettle Power 1830-Baltimore & Ohio RR’s opened 13 mi. of railroad track Horses used to pull carriages on wheels & could Pull more on the tracks Wanted to create a train that could go on curved tracks Small engine, w/the barrels of 2 muskets, & other materials Little steam engine or locomotive named Tom Thumb 6 on the engine & 36 in the car Baltimore stagecoach co. was worried about iron engines like Tom Thumb Race b/t Tom Thumb & horse-pulled railcar- Engine belt slipped & the horse-pulled won

9. Teakettle Power I want you to draw the inside of a passenger car & what your passenger car would have in it!

10. Teakettle Power Trains are the future of transportation Canals have issues Froze in the winter Stagecoaches & horse-pulled trains have issues Small, can’t carry large loads, & horses get tired Trains have less issues Used all year long & carry heavier loads

11. Teakettle Power 1840-3,000 mi. of tracks were laid 1850-9,000 mi. of track 1860-30,000 mi. of track Train travel= 30mph NY to Chicago= 2 days