Transportation Then and Now Flashcards

Grade 2 · Social Studies · Flashcards

Study how transportation changed over time for 2nd grade Social Studies.

Flashcards

Transportation: The ways people and goods move from one place to another
Steam engine: An engine powered by steam; made trains and ships much faster in the 1800s
Transcontinental railroad: Completed 1869; connected the US East and West coasts by train
Wright Brothers: Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903
Karl Benz: Built the first gasoline-powered car in 1885
Wagon train: A group of covered wagons that traveled together across the frontier
Steamboat: A boat powered by a steam engine, used on rivers in the 1800s
Invention: A new device or method that did not exist before
Locomotive: The engine that pulls a train
Horsepower: A unit for measuring engine power — originally based on how much work a horse could do
Commute: Regular travel between home and work or school
Mass production: Making large numbers of identical products quickly, like Henry Ford's cars