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The Transportation Revolution
1800’s
The transportation revolution is the rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation.
It helped create a boom in business across the country which sped up travel. It also reduced shipping time and shipping rates between the East and the West.
FACT ONE
What is the transportation revolution?
Canals connected major trading and manufacturing centers, but they were very expensive to make and they were not well-maintained.
FACT TWO
Canals
Canal
Clipper ships were sleek and tall-masted sailing ships that traveled at great speeds but eventually died out.
FACT THREE
Clipper Ships
Clipper Ship
Steamboats moved easily against the current and they played a key role in linking the south to the west.
FACT FOUR
Steamboats
Steamboats
This is the steamboat that was invented by Robert Fulton.
Trains had the largest economic impact on the United States and was built as one of the fasted forms of transportation.
There was more than 30,000 miles of Rail Road.
FACT FIVE
Trains
Trains
Canals, roads, and railroads needed to be built across the country to connect regions and markets, improving the economy. Each of the three economic regions needed a faster and more affordable way to transport goods.
Why did it happen?