Transportation+Revolution

=TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION= toc

The Transportation Revolution was a technological advance in the transportation system. It gave a new way for all new technological advances such as in farming and industry. Made the U.S a new power house in the world. . The Transportation Revolution started in the first half of the nineteenth century and it starts at 1801-1850. It started when Secretary of Treasury Albert Gallatin said we needed to make "internal improvements" to our nation. In 1812 we went to war with war with Britain since we had didn't have any roads it made travel hard for the troops. It helped people realize that they needed more roads. Some companies made roads called turnpikes and they hoped they would get some profit.

The Steamboat
The steamboat was another step in the transportation revolution. \Water was always the popular transportation. But rivers only traveled one way to the ocean and the ship couldn't turn around. Until Robert Fulton invented the steamboat, The first steamboat traveled up Northriver and big crowds came to see the steam boat battle the current, it has a steam engine like how they used to have in factories.

The Railroads
Railroads were originally used to connect one canal to another. They were the last step in the transportation revolution. Canals were once the fastest way around (Erie Canal),but were replaced by railroads cause railroads were faster than canals.

Transportation in the Revolutionary War
They used Boats which was the best way around, they used horses to get around on land. They also used horses and oxen to carry wagon. Wagon weren't good on long distances it long days and lots of money to travel by wagon. They also used a "riding chairs" which was like a chariot. == Transportation Today== People have made lots of advances to help make a better world. We have lots of new way to get place to place like cars and airplanes. Over 531 million cars were used in 2002.

[] 3\4\09 copy rights to lotsofessays.com []