Imagine an invention that could take people to where they wanted to go, created larger trade markets, and created very successful businesses. Robert Fulton was the inventor of the steamboat in America. He knew there was another way of travel and trade, a more efficient and quicker way. Robert Fulton first started out as a young artist, but he realized that was not what he was meant to do.
Canals really interested Fulton since a young age. His passion of creating something like the steamboat started when he lived in England. People always told him it wasn’t possible, but on August 17, 1807 Robert Fulton launched his first successful steamboat, the “Clermont.” This boat made the 150 mile journey from New York City to Albany in 32 hours. There was a great need for this invention. America needed a way for people to move from one place to another, to transport goods upstream, and activate trade along the Mississippi River.
Fulton’s invention of the steamboat had a significant impact on American transportation by, expanding towns, creating new industries, and creating new jobs. There was a need for this invention because of communication, trade, and travel. Ever since the steamboat communication could be sent more than one way out. Most boats around that time could only travel downstream, but the “Clermont” didn’t do the same. Since the boat could go upstream and downstream communication was broadened. The trade in America was always very good, and the steamboat
In the early 19th century the transportation of goods between the east and west was expensive and time consuming. The normal way of transportation before the canal, was by horse drawn carriages. Then the bold idea of the Erie Canal was proposed to ease the tiring commute. The Erie canal was intentionally built to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers. The canal would also provide a safe, cheaper way for produce to be carried to various markets. The canal then became the fastest way
Fifteen thousand men. One thousand- two hundred dead. Twenty thousand pounds of bones. One thousand, seven hundred and fifty- six miles of railways. The creation of the transcontinental railroad began in 1863. It originated in the northern states and made its way to the west. Nobody knew that one day this new technology would lead to the future that we live today. During the time that the railroad was in the process of being created, many things were escalating in the US, all for the best. The Transcontinental Railroad transformed the United States more economically by creating new opportunities, improving transportation, and boosting imports and exports.
The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most ambitious engineering projects, economic stimulants, and efficient methods of transportation in the early United States. If completed, the United States would be truly be united from east to west. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Transcontinental Railroad helped develop new opportunities for many aspects of American life.
Another great invention of transportation during this time was the train. America’s first train was invented by George Stephenson in 1822, and by 1825 the train was the first locomotive. Obviously everything at this time was made by hand, and every part of this engine had to be hammered into shape just like a horseshoe. John Thorswall, a coalmine blacksmith, was George’s assistant. The invention of George was very important in America because it allowed transportation from place to place in a quicker time. This boosted the economy by helping distribute many goods all around the country. Even letters were being delivered faster, so communication was increasing.
Steamboats- Steamboats allowed passengers to be able to move up and down the river. This improvement began in 1807 with Robert Fulton’s successful commercial launching of the Clermont. Over time, these steamboats began to increase in size and tonnage. Later on, steamboat racing came to be as well as the additions of cabins, private areas, bars, gambling casinos, and bands. Using these boats became more reliable way of transportation by water.
The early development of the of the steamboat was important. It used wheels with paddles to push the boat forward up the river. The first frame that was used was a flour milling frame. The first attempt to use a steamboat was by John Fitch in the 1790’s but it failed. The Clermont went up the Hudson River on August 01, 1802. The steamboat was originally built for the War of 1812. It was used to transport goods and
These mail routes, called Post Roads, were efficient considering current situation. They ran from colony to colony, Which was one of the largest Post Roads going between Boston and New York. Mail would be
In America, it helps transfer goods and materials quickly. It also led America into an exploration phase.(3) Since the explorers didn’t have to depend on land travel for everything, and it also allowed for people to settle down in places that they haven’t had access to before. It had also impacted the amount of jobs available for people to get. Since there was a need of people who were engineers, and builders, etcetera people were almost always needed for the construction of steamboats. This was an invention that brought people of America, and other places around the world a prosperous future.(1)
The invention of canals was huge for transportation. It was Dewitt Clinton who saw that there was a gap in the Appalachian Mountains and that a canal could be built and promote a great opportunity for trade. It would also provide merchants in New York City access to the west for shipping and receiving goods. They realized that in the event they could have entry towards the west that they would be the main port of passage for products coming into the United States. Additionally, being the main business warehouse for grains and different merchandise being created by the homestead economy of the Midwest coming to New
Times of hardship and change transpired remorefully greater during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s for Americans. A period at which rapid growth and fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, and transportation. The Industrial Revolution changed people’s way of life at which new machinery, transportation, and technology was developed. Those inventions were too advanced for workers who worked in the factories to keep up with so they had to quickly advance in their abilities. It began in England and expanded to the United States at which the supply was not meeting the demand so creating new inventions was ideal and constructed a higher supply for a greater demand for a cheaper price. John Kay in 1733 decided to invent and patent a machine that worked off of electricity that made fabric making faster and easier. He was a great inventor who changed the world by manufacturing clothing that is still in effect today and impacted the 21st century. According to Robert Edgar author of Pearson World History Past and Present textbook “,Their machines and the new power sources expanded productivity and transformed society in ways never before imagined”. As the demand was outweighing the supply, manufactures were required to generate more and meet society’s demands, which caused factories to be very diligent. The idea was off from there and traveled to the United States where it was distributed became a remarkable point in History known as The Industrial
The first invention was the steamboat. Before the steamboat everyone had to use the a boat with a sail or paddle. The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was invented by Robert Fulton, in 1807. His invention made traveling on the water much faster than ever before. Another invention was the telegraph.
2.Robert Fulton is an American inventor, an artist and an engineer. He was born on November 14, 1765 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fulton started designing steam-powered ships by as early as 1793. He invented the first commercially successful steamboat, he also managed to design a system of inland waterways, created the first submarine in history as well as a steam warship including numerous of the world’s earliest naval torpedoes that were used in the British Naval. He designed ships for both the French Navy and the British Navy.
Next introduced were steamboats. Shipping by steamboats was cheaper and faster. If one used a wagon, there was the cost of lifting the cargo off the ground and keeping it there as well as the cost of moving the vehicle forward. A water vessel had the advantage of only having the cost of moving forward because the water lifted the cargo. The shallow draft steamboat, however, could carry large amounts of cargo even against the flow of a river. Robert Fulton's Clermont proved the practicality of steamboats in 1807. The Enterprise was introduced by Henry Shreve in 1814 and proved to be the answer to transportation across shallow western waters. By 1820, there were 60 steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and countless others elsewhere.
version of the electrical telegraph. They invented this so that people were able to send information
Fikiria uvumbuzi ambao ungeweza kuwapeleka watu mahali walipotaka kwenda, kuunda masoko makubwa ya biashara, na kuunda biashara zenye mafanikio sana. Robert Fulton ndiye aliyevumbua mashua ya mvuke nchini Marekani. Alijua kwamba kulikuwa na njia nyingine ya kusafiri na kufanya biashara, njia yenye matokeo zaidi na ya haraka zaidi. Robert Fulton alianza kazi yake akiwa msanii mchanga, lakini alitambua kwamba hilo halikuwa kazi aliyojiwekea. Mifereji ilimhangaisha sana Fulton tangu utotoni. Shauku yake ya kuunda kitu kama mashua ya mvuke ilianza alipokuwa akiishi Uingereza. "Mwaka wa 1807 Robert Fulton alianzisha mashua yake ya kwanza ya mvuke, ""Clermont,"" ambayo ilisafiri umbali wa maili 150 kutoka New York City hadi Albany." Kulikuwa na uhitaji mkubwa wa uvumbuzi huo. Marekani ilihitaji njia ya watu kuhamia kutoka mahali moja hadi pengine, kusafirisha bidhaa juu ya mto, na kuamsha biashara kando ya Mto Mississippi. Uvumbuzi wa Fulton wa mashua ya mvuke ulikuwa na athari kubwa kwa usafiri wa Marekani kwa, kupanua miji, kuunda viwanda vipya, na kuunda ajira mpya. Uvumbuzi huo ulihitajiwa kwa sababu ya mawasiliano, biashara, na kusafiri. Tangu mawasiliano ya mashua ya mvuke yalipoweza kutumwa zaidi ya njia moja ya kutoka. Mashua nyingi za wakati huo zingeweza kusafiri chini ya mto tu, lakini <unk>Clermont<unk> haikufanya vivyo hivyo. Kwa kuwa mashua hiyo ingeweza kusafiri juu na chini ya mto, mawasiliano yalipanuka. Katika karne ya 19 biashara ya meli za mvuke kati ya nchi za mashariki na magharibi ilikuwa ya gharama kubwa na ya muda mrefu. Njia ya kawaida ya usafiri kabla ya mfereji huo, ilikuwa kwa magari ya farasi. Kisha wazo lenye ujasiri la ujenzi wa Mfereji wa Erie likapendekezwa ili kupunguza safari hiyo yenye kuchosha. Mfereji wa Erie ulijengwa kimakusudi ili kufungua nchi iliyo magharibi mwa Milima ya Appalachian kwa wahamiaji. Mfereji huo pia ungetoa njia salama na ya bei nafuu ya kusafirisha mazao kwenye masoko mbalimbali. Kisha mfereji ukawa njia ya haraka zaidi ya wanaume elfu kumi na tano. Elfu moja- mia mbili waliokufa. Pauni elfu ishirini za mifupa. Maili elfu moja, mia saba na hamsini na sita za reli. Kazi ya ujenzi wa reli ya kuvuka bara ilianza mwaka 1863. Ilitokana na majimbo ya kaskazini na ikaelekea magharibi. Hakuna mtu aliyejua kwamba siku moja teknolojia hii mpya ingeongoza kwenye siku zijazo ambazo tunaishi leo. Wakati wa ujenzi wa reli hiyo, mambo mengi yalikuwa yakibadilika nchini Marekani. Reli ya Transcontinental ilibadilisha Marekani kiuchumi kwa kuunda fursa mpya, kuboresha usafiri, na kuongeza uagizaji na usafirishaji. Reli ya Transcontinental ilikuwa mojawapo ya miradi ya uhandisi yenye kutamaniwa zaidi, kichocheo cha kiuchumi, na njia bora za usafiri katika Marekani ya mapema. Ikiwa itafanywa, Marekani itaunganishwa kabisa kutoka mashariki hadi magharibi. Makala hii inazungumzia jinsi Reli ya Transcontinental ilivyosaidia kuendeleza fursa mpya kwa pande nyingi za maisha ya Marekani. Uvumbuzi mwingine mkubwa wa usafiri wakati huo ulikuwa gari-moshi. Treni ya kwanza ya Marekani ilibuniwa na George Stephenson mnamo 1822, na kufikia 1825 gari-moshi lilikuwa gari-moshi la kwanza. Kwa kweli, kila kitu kilitengenezwa kwa mikono, na kila sehemu ya injini ilihitaji kufanyizwa kwa nyundo. John Thorswall, fundi wa makaa ya mawe, alikuwa msaidizi wa George. Uvumbuzi wa George ulikuwa muhimu sana nchini Marekani kwa sababu uliruhusu usafiri kutoka mahali hadi mahali kwa wakati wa haraka zaidi. Hilo lilichochea uchumi kwa kusaidia kusambaza bidhaa nyingi kotekote nchini. Hata barua zilikuwa zikitolewa upesi zaidi, kwa hiyo mawasiliano yalikuwa yakiongezeka. Meli za mvuke - Meli za mvuke ziliwawezesha abiria kusafiri juu na chini ya mto. Mabadiliko hayo yalianza mwaka 1807 wakati Robert Fulton alipofanya biashara ya meli ya Clermont. Baada ya muda, mashua hizo za mvuke zilianza kuongezeka kwa ukubwa na uzito. Baadaye, mashindano ya mashua za mvuke yalianzishwa na pia kulikuwa na vibanda, maeneo ya faragha, baa, kasinon za kamari, na bendi. Kutumia mashua hizo kukawa njia ya uhakika zaidi ya usafiri wa majini. Maendeleo ya mapema ya mashua ya mvuke yalikuwa muhimu. Ilitumia magurudumu yenye magurudumu ili kusukuma mashua hiyo mbele kwenye mto. Kifaa cha kwanza kilichotumiwa kilikuwa kifaa cha kusaga unga. Jaribio la kwanza la kutumia mashua ya mvuke lilifanywa na John Fitch katika miaka ya 1790 lakini lilishindwa. Meli ya Clermont ilisafiri kwenye Mto Hudson mnamo Agosti 1, 1802. Meli hiyo ilijengwa kwa ajili ya vita vya 1812. Ilitumiwa kusafirisha bidhaa na Njia hizi za barua, zilizoitwa Barabara za Posta, zilikuwa na ufanisi kwa kuzingatia hali ya sasa. Barabara hiyo ilikuwa mojawapo ya barabara kubwa zaidi kati ya Boston na New York. Barua ingekuwa Katika Amerika, inasaidia kuhamisha bidhaa na vifaa haraka. Pia iliongoza Marekani katika hatua ya kuchunguza. (3) Kwa kuwa wachunguzi hawakuwa na kutegemea usafiri wa nchi kavu kwa kila kitu, na pia iliwawezesha watu kuishi katika maeneo ambayo hawakuwa na upatikanaji wa kabla. Pia ilikuwa imeathiri kiasi cha kazi zinazopatikana kwa watu kupata. Kwa kuwa kulikuwa na uhitaji wa watu waliokuwa wahandisi, na wajenzi, na kadhalika watu walikuwa karibu daima zinahitajika kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa steamboats. Hii ilikuwa uvumbuzi ambao ulileta watu wa Amerika, na maeneo mengine duniani kote wakati ujao wenye ufanisi. (1) Uvumbuzi wa mifereji ulikuwa muhimu sana kwa usafiri. DeWitt Clinton aliamua kuanzisha njia ya mto wa Appalachian ili kuendeleza biashara. Pia ingetoa wafanyabiashara katika New York City upatikanaji wa magharibi kwa ajili ya usafirishaji na kupokea bidhaa. Walitambua kwamba ikiwa wangeweza kuingia upande wa magharibi, wangekuwa bandari kuu ya kupita kwa bidhaa zinazokuja Marekani. Kwa kuongezea, kuwa ghala kuu la biashara kwa nafaka na bidhaa zingine zinazozalishwa na uchumi wa shamba la Midwest, kuja kwa nyakati mpya za ugumu na mabadiliko, ilionekana kuwa kubwa zaidi mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1700 na mapema miaka ya 1800 kwa Wamarekani. Kipindi ambacho ukuzi wa haraka na mabadiliko ya msingi yalitokea katika kilimo, utengenezaji wa nguo na chuma, na usafirishaji. Mapinduzi ya Viwanda yalibadili njia ya maisha ya watu ambapo mashine mpya, usafiri, na teknolojia zilitengenezwa. Uvumbuzi huo ulikuwa wa hali ya juu sana kwa wafanyakazi waliofanya kazi katika viwanda ili waweze kuufikia, kwa hiyo walilazimika kuendeleza uwezo wao haraka. Ilianza Uingereza na kuenea hadi Marekani ambapo usambazaji haukukidhi mahitaji, hivyo kuunda uvumbuzi mpya ilikuwa bora na kujenga usambazaji wa juu kwa mahitaji makubwa kwa bei ya chini. Mwaka 1733, John Kay alianzisha mashine ya kutengeneza nguo kwa kutumia umeme. Alikuwa mvumbuzi mkubwa ambaye alibadilisha ulimwengu kwa kutengeneza nguo ambazo bado zinatumika leo na kuathiri karne ya 21. Kulingana na Robert Edgar mwandishi wa Pearson World History Past and Present kitabu cha masomo <unk>, Mashine zao na vyanzo vipya vya nguvu viliongeza uzalishaji na kubadilisha jamii kwa njia ambazo hazikuwa zimewahi kuwaziwa<unk>. Kwa kuwa mahitaji yalikuwa makubwa kuliko ugavi, viwanda vilihitaji kuzalisha zaidi na kukidhi mahitaji ya jamii, ambayo yalisababisha viwanda kuwa na bidii sana. "Kama vile ilivyokuwa wakati wa uvumbuzi wa meli za mvuke, wakati huo huo, meli hiyo ilichukuliwa na watu wengi na kuenea katika nchi za Ulaya, na ikawa sehemu muhimu ya historia ya ulimwengu, ikijulikana kama ""The Industrial Revolution"" au ""The Industrial Revolution.""" Kabla ya mashua ya mvuke kila mtu alilazimika kutumia mashua yenye matanga au makasia. Meli ya kwanza ya mvuke iliyotengenezwa kwa mvuke ilikuwa Clermont, iliyobuniwa na Robert Fulton mwaka wa 1807. Uvumbuzi wake ulifanya kusafiri juu ya maji kuwa kwa kasi zaidi kuliko wakati mwingine wowote. Uvumbuzi mwingine ulikuwa telegrafu. Robert Fulton ni mvumbuzi, msanii na mhandisi wa Marekani. Alizaliwa Novemba 14, 1765 huko Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fulton alianza kubuni meli za mvuke mwaka wa 1793. Aliunda meli ya kwanza ya mvuke, pia aliweza kubuni mfumo wa njia za maji za ndani, aliunda nyambizi ya kwanza katika historia na meli ya vita ya mvuke ikiwa ni pamoja na torpedo za kwanza za majini zilizotumiwa na Jeshi la Wanamaji la Uingereza. Alibuni meli kwa ajili ya Jeshi la Wanamaji la Ufaransa na Jeshi la Wanamaji la Uingereza. Kisha mashua za mvuke zikaanzishwa. Usafiri wa baharini kwa mashua za mvuke ulikuwa wa bei nafuu na wa haraka zaidi. Ikiwa mtu alitumia gari, kulikuwa na gharama ya kuinua mizigo kutoka ardhini na kuiweka hapo pamoja na gharama ya kusonga mbele ya gari. Meli ya maji ilikuwa na faida ya kuwa na gharama ya kusonga mbele tu kwa sababu maji yaliinua mizigo. Hata hivyo, mashua hiyo yenye mvuke mdogo iliweza kubeba mizigo mingi hata ikiwa mto ulikuwa ukivuma. Meli ya Robert Fulton ya Clermont ilijengwa mwaka wa 1807. Meli hiyo ilianzishwa na Henry Shreve mnamo 1814 na ilithibitika kuwa jibu kwa usafirishaji katika maji ya chini ya maji ya magharibi. Kufikia mwaka wa 1820, kulikuwa na mashua 60 za mvuke kwenye mito ya Ohio na Mississippi na nyingine nyingi sana mahali pengine. Toleo la telegrafu ya umeme Walitengeneza hii ili watu waweze kutuma habari