Transportation: The Road Through History
Check out the resources below to help you explore how transportation has changed through history.
1600s
Transportation in the 1600s was very different for today. Europeans were just arriving in America. They arrived to America by boat. The trip was long and arduous.
Because they were just settling the areas, there were not many roads. The roads that they did have were dirt. Travel throughout the colonies was not very common and would mostly happen on foot. Wealthier families who could afford horses had the option of riding by horseback.
Traveling was dangerous because of the conditions and how long it took. To add to the danger, there were robbers, called highwaymen, who would rob people that they ran into.
This website gives more information about types of transportation at the time.
Transportation in the 1600s was very different for today. Europeans were just arriving in America. They arrived to America by boat. The trip was long and arduous.
Because they were just settling the areas, there were not many roads. The roads that they did have were dirt. Travel throughout the colonies was not very common and would mostly happen on foot. Wealthier families who could afford horses had the option of riding by horseback.
Traveling was dangerous because of the conditions and how long it took. To add to the danger, there were robbers, called highwaymen, who would rob people that they ran into.
This website gives more information about types of transportation at the time.
1700s
1800s
- www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/transportation_industrial_revolution.php
- http://northwesthistoryexpress.com/timeline/transportation1800.php
- amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_47_1.html
- https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/how-fast-could-you-travel-across-the-us-in-the-1800s
- http://www.american-historama.org/1801-1828-evolution/railroads-in-the-1800s.htm
1900s
Major Events In Transportation
Check out these resources to learn more about major events that impacted transportation.
Check out these resources to learn more about major events that impacted transportation.