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Transcript of Transportation Daniella Kay, Cadeena Liou, Brandon Moon, Christina Nyman.
TransportationDaniella Kay, Cadeena Liou,
Brandon Moon, Christina Nyman
Important PeopleJohn McAdam
• Scottish engineer
• Invented macadam roads
• Roads made by layers of smaller stones placed on top of larger stones
• Method is still used today (small stones are welded with asphalt)
George Stephenson
• English engineer
• Invented steam powered locomotive that could run on rails
• Created The Rocket
• Train that pulled cars from Liverpool to Manchester at 29 mph
Important People (cont.)Robert Fulton
• American
• Started first steady local steamboat service
• Clermont
• Made trips between NYC and Albany on the Hudson River
• Great Western
• Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in only 15 days
Samuel Cunard
• British
• Founded Cunard Line shipping company
• Made regular trips across the Atlantic for business
New Methods
• Macadam roads (layers of small and large stones) were used frequently
• Canals were made out of Europe’s river, served as water highways
• Locks- gates that regulate the level and flow of canals
• Locomotives- steam powered trains that ran on rails
• Steamboats- ships powered by steam
Improvements on Old Methods
Trains• Steel rails and air brakes
• More comfortable coaches and special cars
This made traveling by train faster, safer, and more affordable
Ships• Cunard Line shipping company
• Provided transportation service across the Atlantic
• Iron and steel instead of wood
• This made transporting goods cheaper and faster
Predictions for Great Britain
• Transportation will contribute to the industrialization of Britain
• Improvement in roads will lead to faster and safer travel (for people and goods)
• Communication with other countries will improve because of new ways to transport information
• Transportation will continue to get faster, safer, and more affordable
Predictions on Spread and Impact on World
• When goods were delivered from place to place, people observed and copied the modes used to transport the goods
• This allowed other countries to use the same quick and efficient methods of transportation that Britain used
• Because of new transportation, countries were able to trade with countries that they couldn’t trade with before
• This spread will lead to more advanced technology in the future
Contribution to the Industrial Revolution
• Factories needed materials delivered quickly and in mass quantities, and the factories’ products needed to be brought to the market in the same respect
• Roads during the Middle Ages were too dangerous to continue using (dust, deep mud, cracks, etc.)
• Transportation would be slower and more expensive
• Transportation would not be what is today without big inventions and changes made during the Industrial Revolution
• Western Europe and America would not have had the same connection that they did if it wasn’t for the advancements made to travel
Picture Credits• McAdam’s road: http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/024.html
• Steamboat: http://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/FacultyPages/PamMack/lec122/amtran.htm
• Canal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal
• Train: http://typhilwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/22569531/Transportation%20and%20Communication%20Page