Steam US History

American Railway (Second Industrial Revolution)

25 February 2021

Founders of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway

The Rise of American Industry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xjb4iesMuI

George Stephenson

• British Engineer

• Inventor of the steam engine locomotive

The United States in 1827

• President: John Quincy Adams

• At this point, the US is approx. 50 years old

The United States in 1827

• First African American newspaper is established in NYC

• Abolitionist paper

The United States in 1827

• The Winnebago War ends

The United States in 1827

• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad becomes the first American railroad

• First section did not open until 1830

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

• Geographically situated 200 west of NYC

• Baltimore saw opportunity to be a "Gateway to the West"

• Would eventually extend into IL, IN, OH, MO, KY, PA, and NY

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

• Proved critical to the Union victory during the Civil War

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Union troops during the Civil War being transported by rail

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

• Is the real life railway that inspired the B&O Railroad tile on the Monopoly game board

Multiple Choice

Who invented the Steam Engine Locomotive?

• George Stephenson

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

Multiple Choice

In what year was the B&O Railroad INCORPORATED?

• 1815

• 1827

• 1830

• 1865

Multiple Choice

What advantage did Baltimore seek to exploit over NYC?

• They were a much larger city

• They were a much wealthier city

• Baltimore had a more modern infrastructure than NYC

• Baltimore was 200 miles West of NYC and therefore closer to the West