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Transportation Changes of Steamboat to Railroads

By lindseythompson8
  • Ideas Of New Transportation

    Ideas Of New Transportation

    James Watt improved a new version of steamboats which was also known as the spark of the steamboat transportation system.
  • First Successful Steamboat

    First Successful Steamboat

    The first successful steamboat named the " Clermont" was built by inventor Robert Fulton which provided a different and successful way to travel.
  • Expansion of Rairoads

    Expansion of Rairoads

    Baltimore and Ohio are both incorporated in 1827 and more railroads are created throughout the U.S. including the "Camden" and "Amboy" by 1832
  • Pros and Cons of the Steamboat

    Pros and Cons of the Steamboat

    Advantages: Allowed travel
    Disadvantages: Boiler explotions caused death amongst passengers, Unsafe designs, and unsafe operations.
    * Furthermore the disadvantages heavily outweighed the benefits
  • Newer and Better Transportation

    Newer and Better Transportation

    In the 1840's- 1860's Railroads became one of the most popular ways to travel.It was alot faster, you could travel anytime of the year, you could go anywhere you wanted and more!