1. Transportation Revolution Julie Lee & Adam Szafranski Per. 7

2. Table of Contents Steamboat Era American Railroads Transportation Effects Robert Fulton and the Clermont Peter Cooper, Steam Train, and Railroad Tracks Coal, Timber, People

3. Steamboat Era Robert Fulton tested steamboat designs Clermont = First Commercial Steamboat Steamboat = high demand

4. Steamboat Era Pictures

5. Steamboat Era Pictures cont.

6. Steamboat Movie What to notice… Who invented the steam engine? How did the steamboat help? Where steamboats were used Click HERE HERE

7. American Railroads Peter Cooper built the first train Railroad tracks guided trains Steam trains powered by Steam

8. American Railroad Pictures

9. American Railroads Website Tour Very Resourceful Very Informative Very helpful Click HEREHERE

10. Transportation Effect Facts Transportation Effects Logging industry Expanded Coal = New power source Railroads = Population growth

11. Transportation Effect Pictures

12. Transportation Revolution Review Clermont = First Steamboat Coal replaced wood Trains powered by steam Robert Fulton tested steamboats Logging industry expanded Peter Cooper built trains

13. Citations History Book – United States History Independence to 1914 – March 21-29, 09 American Railroads HERE – March 15, 09HERE History of Steamboats HERE – March 15, 09HERE Wikipedia – Transportation HERE - March 15, 09HERE Google - Peter Cooper HERE – March 15, 09HERE Steamboat HERE – March 15, 09HERE

14. Songs Owl City – Early Birdy Transportation Song - Peter Weatherall I’m Working on the Railroad - Chipmunks IDKAYBICTD – Forever the Sickest Kids She’s Got The Rhythem - The Summer Set Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - juulie