Throughout the 1800’s the United States changed physically,
culturally and economically. This blog allows students to critically think
about the impact on human lives that these changes had. It creates a connection
between the creation of new technology and how these new technologies increased
the desire for both material goods and personal freedom. It allows students to
experience the influx of immigration and the treatment that these immigrants
received. Finally it allows students to see that there were both positive and
negative consequences of the industrial revolution. This blog is a life long
journey through time, allowing the traveler to drift along the currents of
change that occurred during the 19th century.
This blog will guide students through the new ways of transportation and communication during the 1800's. Please answer the questions by reading, listening to or watching a movie .
Trains
Where did the first train travel from? to?
What impact did trains have on America?
Erie Canal
Where is the Erie Canal Located?
Was the creation of the Erie Canal a benefit to the United States or a cost?
- www.eriecanalvillage.net/pages/song.html
- http://www.eriecanal.org/
- http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/eriecanal.htm
Where was the National road located?
Why did Americans need this road?
How did this road change the lives of Americans?
Steamboat
Who invented the steamboat?
What did it look like?
How did the steamboat change the lives of Americans?
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mayhouse/mayhouse/photos/steamboats/CANDO2.JPG
- http://www.kiac-usa.com/clermont.html
- http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteamship.htm
Telegraph
Who invented the telegraph?
What was the telegraph used for?
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