Industrial Transportation and Communication

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  1. Welcome to our lesson on transportation
  2. and communication in the Industrial Revolution.
  3. Today, we'll discuss how canals,
  4. steamboats and the railroad revolutionized transportation.
  5. We'll also discuss how the Telegraph made
  6. communication faster even across long distances.
  7. Let's go
  8. In the early 1800s,
  9. it was easier and cheaper to move people and goods by water than by land.
  10. The Erie canal is a man made river that connects lake Erie to new york city.
  11. As a result, new york became one of America's largest cities.
  12. In 1807 Robert Fulton invented the steamboat that was powered by a steam engine.
  13. The steamboat along with canals.
  14. International Road made shipping goods faster and cheaper,
  15. which led to a growth in industrialization
  16. or factories.
  17. Let's talk about the railroads,
  18. The railroads are built to connect the east and the west.
  19. Products could be delivered faster and the prices are lower.
  20. People can now move west to settle new land.
  21. Many chinese and irish immigrants worked or labored to complete the railroad.
  22. Let's talk about the telegraph.
  23. The Telegraph was invented by Samuel morse
  24. and enhanced communication across the country.
  25. It works by sending electrical pulses in a pattern along the line.
  26. The pulses are interpreted and used to spell out words.
  27. The telegraph made it possible for people
  28. to quickly communicate over long distances.
  29. Let's wrap it up.
  30. During the industrial revolution,
  31. transportation changed dramatically across the country,
  32. allowing goods and people to be moved more easily.
  33. Canals created. Man made waterways for goods to be shipped across the country.
  34. Steamboats made it possible to move against the current
  35. of a river and transporting people and goods.
  36. The railroad began to be built,
  37. connecting factories and towns across the United States,
  38. and the Telegraph revolutionized communication by making it possible
  39. for messages to move across long distances quickly.