1. Warm-Up: 1/3/2018
Welcome Back! Imagine that you are starting your own business What kind of business is it? Write down at least 5 things that your business needs in order to be successful.

2. Transportation: Roads
Turnpikes
Another term for a toll road
War of 1812  Showed that road system was not good enough  More roads are built
National Road
First example of federal government spending money on internal improvements
Connection between East and West
Impact
Roads were intended to connect East, South, and West
Improvement of transportation  Benefit for business

3. Transportation: Steam Boat
Inventor: Samuel Fulton
How do they work?
Steamboats use a steam engine for power and, therefore, can move against the current
Impact
Being able to move against the current, steamboats allow for the shipment of goods to more places
Benefit for business/industry

4. Transportation: Canals
Erie Canal
Completed in 1825
Connected New York City with the West
Where did the funding come from?
Most canals were funded by state governments (not the federal government)
Impact
Connection with the West boosts business and industry on the East Coast

5. Transportation: Railroads
Railroads connected the East with the West
Impact
Quick transportation boosts industry in the East
Most of the railroads were built by private companies
Most of the railroads existed in the Northeast and West (not many in the South)

6. How would you ship a product from Cincinnati to New York City?
Scenario #1
How would you ship a product from Cincinnati to New York City?
Remember:
You shouldn’t travel through Native American territory
You cannot travel upstream

7. Scenario #2
The steamship has been invented. How does that change how you would transport something from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh?

8. Scenario #3
You want to receive orders for your business in Cincinnati from New York City. How does the invention of the telegraph change your business?

9. Scenario #4
The cotton gin has been invented. The cotton gin allows cotton to be processed more quickly and shipped up to places like Cincinnati to be made into clothing. How does this invention change your business?

10. Communication: Telegraph
Inventor: Samuel Morse
How does it work?
Wires transmit electrical signals that come out on the other end as a code (Morse Code)
That code translates into words and sentences
Impact
Telegraph allows people to communicate across long distances in a shorter amount of time
Boost for business

11. Big Picture Impact
In one paragraph, explain how transportation and communication inventions changed America (think about business and industry!).