Curated Video
Wagon Trains, the Pony Express, Railroads, and Steamboats
Dr. Forrester explains how the evolution of transportation provided easier access to the western region for hundreds of thousands of settlers from the eastern United States, and as a result, cities and towns developed in the west.
Mr. Beat
The Federal Government Gets More Power | Gibbons v. Ogden
In episode 16 of Supreme Court Briefs, two dudes fight over whether or not one can operate his steamboat in New York. In the end, the federal government just gets more power.
One Minute History
144 The Steam Engine - One Minute History
The earliest versions of The Steam Engine date back to Roman Egypt. But It wasn’t until advancements in the design by inventors like Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen, that the power of steam transformed the world. Based on an earlier...
Mr. Beat
Gibbons v. Ogden
New York State 1808 The New York state legislature grants Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton exclusive privileges to operate their steamboats on the rivers of the state. If those names sound familiar, it's because Livingston was, I...
One Minute History
The Steam Engine - One Minute History_1080
The earliest versions of The Steam Engine date back to Roman Egypt. But It wasn’t until advancements in the design by inventors like Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen, that the power of steam transformed the world. Based on an earlier...
One Minute History
The Steam Engine - One Minute History_4k
The earliest versions of The Steam Engine date back to Roman Egypt. But It wasn’t until advancements in the design by inventors like Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen, that the power of steam transformed the world. Based on an earlier...
Curated Video
The "Natchez," a replica of a late-1880s steamboat and the last surviving fully steam-powered paddlewheel in New Orleans, turns 40 on Monday. The steamer's first captain, still plays the old calliope atop the boat's roof deck. (April 10)
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYNew Orleans - March 15, 2015 1. Clarke "Doc" Hawley plays the old calliope atop the "Natchez" steamboat's roof deck2. Hawley's fingers play the old calliope atop the "Natchez" steamboat++SOT COVERED WITH...
TED-Ed
How Oceanographers Found the Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most tragic and remembered events in history. A first of her time, Titanic was considered unsinkable, but the night of April 15, 1912, would prove otherwise. Seventy-three years later in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 48:market Revolution:communication/transportation
Canals, railroads, steamboats, telegraphs! Kim talks about the transportation and communication revolutions of the early 19th century and how they changed American business. [10:24]