1. Transportation Revolution
Invention of the Steamboat
Robert Fulton was the inventor in 1807
The Clermont traveled up the Hudson River
Started the canal building process
By 1840 there were more than 3300 miles of canal in the US

3. Transportation Revolution
Construction of the Erie Canal
Connected the Hudson River with Lake Erie at Buffalo, New York
Rivers were a faster and more economical means of transporting goods
Great social and economic changes for the Northern States

5. National Road The first major east-west highway
Started in 1811 from Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VA
The only federal funded project of its time
Most were usually built by the States and private business (toll roads)

6. Railroads The “Iron Horse”
Developed by Peter Cooper, that were largely based on those built in Britain
It was called the Tom Thumb
Pulled the first passengers at an average of 10 mph
Many advantages over the steamboat
Could travel anywhere track could be laid
Much faster than horse and wagon

7. Industrial Revolution
Manufacturing shifted from that of hand tools to large machines
Factories replaced home based workshops
Manufactures sold products nationwide and overseas
IR had originally started in Britain in the 1700s

8. Question?
How does this affect the United States?

9. Technological Advances
These advances increased the industrial growth in the United States.
Eli Whitney developed the idea of interchangeable parts in the gun-making industry.
Machines were able to produce large amounts of identical pieces that workers assembled into finished goods.
Samuel F.B. Morse perfected the telegraph in 1832.
He developed the Morse code for sending messages.
More than 50,000 miles of telegraph wire crossed the country in 1860.