Steam US History
Presentation
•
History
•
7th - 8th Grade
•
Hard
Joseph Anderson
FREE Resource
12 Slides • 3 Questions
1
American Railway (Second Industrial Revolution)
25 February 2021
2
Founders of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway
3
4
George Stephenson
British Engineer
Inventor of the steam engine locomotive
5
The United States in 1827
President: John Quincy Adams
At this point, the US is approx. 50 years old
6
The United States in 1827
First African American newspaper is established in NYC
Abolitionist paper
7
The United States in 1827
The Winnebago War ends
8
The United States in 1827
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad becomes the first American railroad
First section did not open until 1830
9
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
10
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Proved critical to the Union victory during the Civil War
11
Union troops during the Civil War being transported by rail
12
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Is the real life railway that inspired the B&O Railroad tile on the Monopoly game board
13
Multiple Choice
14
Multiple Choice
15
Multiple Choice
American Railway (Second Industrial Revolution)
25 February 2021
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 15
SLIDE
