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The Transportation Revolution. By: Zack Hoover. Who?. Eli Whitney - In 1793, Eli Whitney created the Cotton gin, which was one of the beginning machines and technology of the Industrial Revolution.
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The Transportation Revolution By: Zack Hoover
Who? • Eli Whitney- In 1793, Eli Whitney created the Cotton gin, which was one of the beginning machines and technology of the Industrial Revolution. • Francis Cabot Lowell- Francis Lowell was a wealthy New Englander that used $400,000 to start the Boston Manufacturing Company. He improved the design of the British power looms. Lowell’s new design used an “entirely new arrangement, in order to save labor, in passing from one process to another.” Lowell’s mills initiated the factory system. This was a very important part for the Industrial Revolution.
Who? • Robert Fulton- Robert Fulton created the Clermont in 1807, a steamboat that would be used to carry cargo and passengers from the across the Hudson River to New York City. It required a powerful and noisy engine, but gave a smooth comfortable ride. It set a new standard in river travel that lowered the cost of shipping goods and improved the transporting of goods and passengers. • Henry Clay- Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1811. He created the plan of the American System, which consisted of 3 parts to help the economy and growing businesses of the nation. As Congress adapted little parts of his plan however, he was disappointed of how little of it went into effect.
Who? • De Witt Clinton- De Witt Clinton led government officials with the plan of a canal that would link New York City and the Great Lakes. It would act as an artificial waterway and would benefit inland trade.
Fulton's steamboat was built on the East River at the ship yards of Charles Brownne. After disappointments and delays, Fulton left New York on his steamboat for Albany on August 17, 1807. He made the trip in thirty-two hours and successfully demonstrated to the world the possibilities of steam navigation. Although the history books show the name of Robert Fulton’s first steamboat as Clermont, there is no contemporary historical record showing that Fulton ever used this name. Fulton’s own description of his first voyage beginning August 17, 1807, refers to his boat as “my steamboat,” and “my experiment.” Since this was the only steamboat in existence, there was no confusion about the name.
Because of the Steam engine , early American trains have been invented.
