1. The Transportation Revolution
The Impact of the Steam Engine

2. The Transportation Revolution
A period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of new methods of transportation
Created a boom in business due to reducing shipping time and cost
This is all due to the creation of the steamboat and steam-powered trains

3. The Steamboat Era
Steam powered boats created in 1700s, but only used globally in the 1800s.
Robert Fulton
1st full-sized steamboat called the Clermont
Well-suited for river travel
Could travel upstream

4. Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme Court Case in 1824
Federal government could regulate trade on waterways
This allowed for more trading and shipping to more states
Grew the economy

5. American Railroads
Peter Cooper created the first powerful steam engine locomotive in 1830
Called the Tom Thumb
By 1840, 2800 miles of railroad track had been laid in the US
1860: 30,000 miles of track
Major boost to the economy
Trains could haul more freight

8. Other Uses for Trains People used them for Travel Created Times Zones
Was much faster, but still dangerous
Created Times Zones

9. A New Fuel
At the beginning of the Transportation Revolution, wood was the main fuel for the engines
Once trains became more powerful, they required at higher burning fuel
Coal became the major fuel for trains
½ a ton of coal produce the same energy as two tons of wood and half the cost
This created a major boom in the coal business

12. Exit Slip
In what ways did the steam engine impact the United States? Provide at least 2 examples. (Complete Sentences)