2. American Transportation GROUP NAMES: Jessah Perez, Emely Alcantar, Esme Soto DATE: 2-25-10 PERIOD: 7 1

3. Table of Contents Transportation Revolution Steamboat Era American Railroads Transportation Effects the Environment Technological Inventions Communication Farm Equipment Home Devices 2

4. Transportation Revolution 1800’s the U.S experienced the Transportation Revolution New methods of transportation were invented Reduced the shipping time and cost 3

5. Transportation Revolution Pictures HISTORY PICTURE TOPIC #1 4 Transportation PricesBuilding a Railroad

6. Steamboat Era 1803 Robert Fulton tested first steamboat August 9,1807 Clermont put to the test Demand for steamboat ferry’s soon arose PICTURE EXAMPL E (student will explain picture) 5

7. Steamboat Era Pictures #2 6

8. American Railroads 1830 Peter Cooper built first locomotive Engineers and mechanics enhanced locomotives Farmers sent goods to distant markets 7

9. American Railroad Pictures 3 C #3 8 Slaves at Work A Railroad

10. Transportation Effects the Environment Transportation Effects the Environment Logging industries expanded Lumber items became primary product Removing trees to place on a large scale PICTURE 9

11. Transportation Effects the Environment 4 4 10

12. Technological Inventions 1832 Samuel F. B. Morse perfected the telegraph Alfred Lewis Vail developed Morse code Thousands of miles were added of telegraph in 1850 11

13. Telegraph and Morse code 12

14. Communication Morse code was developed for communication A device that could send information Information for businesses, government, etc. 13

15. Communication with Morse Code 14

16. Farm Equipment ◦1837 John Deer invented the steel plow ◦1831 Cyrus McCormick developed a new harvesting machine ◦1851 Isaac Singer improves the sewing machine 15

17. Farm Equipment 16 Iron PlowHarvesting Machine

18. Home Devices Elias Howe first invented the sewing machine 1830’s iceboxes were invented Iron cook stoves replaced cooking fires 17

19. Home Devices 18 Cook StoveIce Box

20. Transportation Revolution  Transportation changed how America got around  Trees got cut in large rates  Products were in more demanded Transportation Revolution Movie 19

21. Study Guide Title 1. True/False: Samuel F.B. Morse invented the steel plow 2. Fill in the blank: Isaac Singer then made improvements to ______ design. 3. Multiple choice: American Railroads were first built in a)1845 b)2010 c)1830 d)8080 20

22. Isaac Singer John Deer Cyrus McCormick 7. What was the Morse code invented for ? Steel Plow Perfected sewing machine Harvesting machine 21 Railroad effects