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