Industrial Revolution Day 3

Industrial Revolution Day 3

The Steam Engine

​The new machines needed power. Water power was not strong enough to run heavy machines. During the 1600s, inventors had begun experimenting with "fire engines" or steam engines. In 1698 Thomas Savery built the first commercial steam engine. Around 1712 Thomas Newcomen improved Savery's engine. It was, however, far from perfect. It used too much coal.

​In 1769 a Scottish engineer named James Watt invented an improved steam engine. For several years only the textile industry made use of Watt's engine. By 1850, however, it was being used throughout Britain. Then it spread throughout Europe.

​The invention of the steam engine completely changed transportation. In 1804 a British engineer, Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive. Steam locomotives came into general use in Britain in the late 1830s. By 1850, Great Britain had 6,600 miles of railroad track. The United State, France, and Germany built their own rail systems during the next 10 years.

​An American, Robert Fulton, built the first successful river steamboat in 1807. Within a few years, steamboats were being used on British rivers. By the mid-1800s, steam-powered ships were carrying raw materials and finished goods across the ocean.

Poll

Who built the first commercial steam engine?

• Thomas Savery

• Thomas Locke

• George Washington

• Richard Arckwright

Poll

Who improved Savery's steam engine?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Crompton

• Thomas Newcomen

• Jack Black

Poll

What was the problem with Newcomen's design?

• It didn't use coal

• It used too much coal

• It used water

Poll

Who was the Scottish inventor?

• Richard Arkwright

• James Watt

• Jalen Hurts

• Thomas Savery

Poll

British inventor Richard Trevithick built the first?

• Steam Locomotive

• Car

• Horse Carriage

• Air Plane

Poll

American inventor Robert Fulton invented what?

• Steam Locomotive

• Steamboat

• Car

• Air Plane

​Electricity & Petroleum

​In 1831 an Englishman named Michael Faraday invented a machine called the dynamo. It generated an electric current by using magnets. Faraday's discovery led to the building of more powerful electric generators and electric motors. In time the use of electricity as a source of power would become widespread.

​In the 1850's Americans discovered that petroleum, or unrefined oil, could be used for many things. It could be used to make kerosene, and kerosen could be used for hea and light. Oil could make machinery run more smoothly. Fortunately, there was a good supply of crude oil available in the United States.

​Oil was to become of the most valuable resources in the world. This would come about with the invention of the internal combustion engine and the diesel engine. Petroleum could be turned into gasoline and diesel fuel to run those engines. Oil would give some nations new wealth and power

Poll

Who invented the dynamo?

• Richard Arkwright

• James Monroe

• Michael Faraday

• Franki Valli

Poll

Who discovered petroleum?

• England

• France

• Germany

• United States

Poll

Why was the United States lucky to discover petroleum?

• They were able to buy what they needed

• They had a good supply in the United States

• They stole the secrets

Poll

What resource became very valuable?

(This resource is still valuable to this day!)

• Sand

• Coal

• Oil

• Iron

Open Ended

Tell me one thing you learned about today?