The Transportation The Transportation RevolutionRevolution

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Content ObjectiveContent Objective

Explain the importance of the Explain the importance of the Transportation Revolution of the 19Transportation Revolution of the 19thth century and how it stimulated growth of a century and how it stimulated growth of a market economymarket economy

BackgroundBackgroundCosts to Transport One Ton

(Cents per Mile)

Land

1815 Mode of Transportation 1860

30 ¢ Road 15¢ or more

  Railroad 2¢ or more

Water

6¢ River River Raft downstream Boat upstream

1 ¢

  Canal 1¢ or more

  Steam boat 2c

Source: George Rogers Taylor, The Transportation Revolution (New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1962) Appendix A, Table 2

Please watch the video and Please watch the video and answer the questions on your answer the questions on your

worksheetworksheet Transportation RevolutionTransportation Revolution

Erie CanalErie Canal

Transportation leads to Transportation leads to IndustrializationIndustrialization

Transportation Transportation leads to leads to industrializatioindustrializationn

IndustrializatioIndustrialization leads to the n leads to the growth of growth of cities.cities.

Break into GroupsBreak into Groups Please look at the playing card you Please look at the playing card you

were given and join with other were given and join with other members of the class who have the members of the class who have the same card.same card. Kings-RoadsKings-Roads Queens-CanalsQueens-Canals Jacks-SteamboatsJacks-Steamboats Aces-RailroadsAces-Railroads

AssignmentAssignment Your group will be given a packet on Your group will be given a packet on

your topic.your topic. You will be asked to create a poster You will be asked to create a poster

summarizing your topic for the rest summarizing your topic for the rest of the class.of the class.

You will present to the class upon You will present to the class upon completion.completion.

3-2-1- Summarizer3-2-1- Summarizer 3 Things you learned about Canals3 Things you learned about Canals

2 Things you learned about Railroads2 Things you learned about Railroads

1 Question you have on 1 Question you have on transportation in the nineteenth transportation in the nineteenth centurycentury