Roads/ Stagecoach
Describe the condition of the roads in the 1770's and early 1800's.
What is a turnpike?
The condition was poor: narrow, full of holes or trees and after a heavy rain, full of mud
Road owned by a citizen who manages the road and charges the public for using the road.
Describe what a canal is and what powers the boat?
Is a waterway that is pulled by donkeys.
The flatboat was once very popular and allowed settlers to access the frontier. What problem did the flatboat have that made it obsolete.
Flat boats could only travel with the current, and now people needed to be able to travel in the opposite direction as well.
Explain two reasons why the steamboat was replaced by the railroad as the favorite mode of transportation by the public.
The steamboat fell out of favor when the steam engine began to explode and the steamboat was mainly in the South.
Explain the name Stagecoach.
Named for how it travels in stages. It is not a direct trip.
In what state was the first canal built and what was the name?
The Erie Canal was built in New York.
Name the man who had the solution for boats being able to travel with the current and against the current.
Robert Fulton
The railroad was invented in England. What improvement did Peter Cooper, an American mechanic add to the locomotive in 1830?
added a steam engine.
Name two positive thing about horse and wagon.
Name one positive thing about stage coach.
Faster than walking; carry heavy loads
The traveler will eventually arrive at their destination.
In what part of the United States were canals not as popular?
The South
Name the two parts of the steamboat that made it unique from all other boats.
The steamboat had two devices that worked together to power the steamboat:
two large paddles on each side and a steam engine that worked together to move the boat forward.
Describe the passenger's experience on the first locomotives.
Hard wooden seats, sparks burned clothing and skin, often jumped off the tracks and passengers would have to push the locomotive to the next station
Name three negatives about traveling on a stagecoach
wooden seats, no springs, wheels stuck in the mud
Name the two big successes of a canal.
It was faster than the stagecoach and farmers only paid 10 cents instead of the usual $1.00 to move their goods.
What was the name of the first steamboat?
Was it received well by the public at first? Why?
The Clermont was mocked by people at first because of its odd appearance with the huge paddles
Explain the problem with the first network of RR tracks.
There were so many small RR companies, that the train tracks were not all the same! Different sizes and they were not connected. People would travel for a few miles and when the track ran out, they would walk to the next station (different RR company) and they would have to do this several times.
Explain why the stagecoach was replaced with other modes of transportation.
The poor state of roads and the public's demand for faster and cheaper transportation.
Name the three negatives of the canal?
*Traveled a slow 4 miles per hour
*required level ground
*Closed in the winter when the water froze
Name the two positives of the steamboat that were improvements over the flatboat and canal boats.
Much faster than the canals and flatboats and could travel against the current. No one had to rent a horse to make a return trip
Name the three biggest positives of the railroad.
It could travel 18 miles per hour, by far the fastest transportation, it ran all year long, and could travel on all types of terrain because of the tracks.