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Period: 2000 BCE to 2000 BCE
horses
The clearest evidence of early use of the horse as a means of transport is from chariot burials dated c. 2000 BCE. -
Period: Dec 24, 1400 to Dec 25, 1400
carrigages
n the 15th century, carriages were made lighter and needed only one horse to haul the carriage. This carriage was designed and innovated in Hungary. Both innovations appeared around the same time and historians believe that people began comparing the chariot branlant and the Hungarian light coach. -
Period: to
Wagons
Conestoga wagon. The Conestoga used extensively during the late eighteenth century and the nineteenth century in the eastern United States and Canada. It was large enough to transport loads up to 6 tons (5.4 metric tons), and was drawn by horses, mules, or oxen. -
Period: to
Steamboats
John Fitch built four more steamboats, but they were expensive to build and to operate. Because they were so expensive, his steamboats were unsuccessful. The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807. -
Period: to
Railroad
August 8, 1829: The Stourbridge Lion, first steam locomotive in the US, is tested along tracks built by the Delaware and Hudson company. 1830s–1860s: Enormous railway building booms in the United States. Railroads replace canals as a primary mode of transportation.