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?