Transcript Slide 1

From Here to There
Transportation and Travel
At Rose Hill Manor
Moving People and Goods in the Past – How?
How would people and goods move from Frederick in
until the 1830’s? Where did they go? Why?
How far is Frederick to Baltimore?
How were goods moved along the roads?
How are these different? Similar?
How far could a wagon travel each day?
Was Travel by road free? Why?
What Kinds of
products were traded
from Frederick?
Why?
What kinds of products would travel
to Frederick? Why?
What were roads like between Frederick and
Baltimore before 1830? How were they built?
Who built wagons, with what and how?
How is travel to and from Frederick different
today than in the past?
Assessment Activity
•Have students web all the occupations
and their connections that they have
learned about and discussed in this
power point.
•Either use circles of paper to web with
chalk or string, or use a digital tool
•Use the Vocabulary list on the Rose Hill
Website.
•Use ReadWriteThink
websitehttp://www.readwritethink.org/a
bout.html – a free Webbing Tool
Refereneces
Slide # 3 Dennis Griffin’s Map of Maryland. 1795 http://epfl.mdch.org/u?/mcmc,34
Slide # 2 The Inn on the Roadside. 1872 by E. Sachse & Co. Baltimore Library of Congress
Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. LC-DIG-pga-03254 (digital file from
original print)
Slide # 10 Maryland Highway shot http://www.jimandchris.com/weblog06/20060925_maryland-highway.JPG
•Print slides with notes for teacher prompts.
For further information contact The Children’s
Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park
301-600-1646
•Pre-visit power point suitable for various
grades.