https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads Made for Louisiana History en-us 2018-02-09 19:20:33 UTC 2018-02-10 19:02:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://i.pinimg.com/474x/1a/e0/bf/1ae0bf6a139970b321f2e4b0e11e3068--old-trains-model-train.jpg ms359799 https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230173952 The purpose of a railroad is to get people from one location to another without fast. It took away long travels on foot and wagons. Another purpose is to connect Louisiana with economic centers in other states. This would create more businesses. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230173952 ms359799 https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230174574 A railroad is a road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles. It is a system of railroad track, together with the land, stations, rolling stock, and other related property under one management.]]> 2018-02-09 19:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230174574 ms359799 https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230176433 George Stephenson is created for inventing the railroad. He invented the railroad in 1814.]]> 2018-02-09 19:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230176433 ms359799 https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230179493 The impact of the Railroad is that it made travel more appealing. More people would travel it and stay in their destinations longer because they have less travel time. It also helped with the trade. It made it so that it wouldn't take that long for goods to get from one place to another. This helped keep the goods fresher because it got to the destination faster. Overall the railroads in the antebellum period helped people travel faster and with less stress. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230179493 ms359799 https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230185028 2018-02-09 19:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ms359799/lahistory_newinventions_railroads/wish/230185028