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How did electricity change the way we moved people and things? (transportation)


 * Some things that helped people in the 1800's from electricity.**

The electric car and steam boat, all came of age during the 19th century. The way we traveled at sea was changed. By 1815 steamships were crossing the English Channel. It used to take several weeks to cross the Atlantic. Then in 1838 a steam ship called the Sirius made the journey in 19 days. Bell Henry invented the steam boat. We now could go to different places very easily and quickly. This now created people to cross oceans very easy instead of the hard work that is needed for a sail boat.

Thomas Davenport invented the first electric streetcar. Davenport, from Vermont, invented an electric motor in 1834 and began a small electric railway too. This cut down on walking and riding bikes around. This made it easier to travel farther in shorter amount of time.

http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/Nineteenth.htm