Industrialization Poster Instructions Include on Poster: Title 5 bullet points Picture Impact of topic on America Groups: 1.Erie Canal p Steam boat p Interchangeable parts p Cotton gin p Lowell Mill p Telegraph p Economic & slavery consequences of cotton gin p Cultural consequences of cotton gin p

Erie Canal NYC becomes #1 port Connected interior to Atlantic Ocean Irish immigrants built it Manmade Still used Price of goods lowered because TIME IS $$$$$

Steam Boat Time is $ Robert Fulton 1807 Transport more goods at once Bad for environment (but they didn’t care back then) Still used Stronger ship to go against current

Interchangeable Parts Eli Whitney: creator Revolutionized (changed) the way we manufacture products Parts made separately, made uniform parts Screws, gears, brackets

Cotton Gin Made cotton easier to produce Cleans the cotton, pulls out seeds and thorns Eli Whitney Used in the south, cotton plantations

Economic & Slavery Consequences of Cotton Gin More cotton production Slaves more valuable, price goes up for slaves Needed more to pick more cotton because cotton gin made it easier and quicker to clean it Solidifies slavery in the south South = RICH!!! $$$$$$$

Lowell Mill Cotton from the south sent to the north (shipping along the Miss River, eerie canal) Turn cotton into thread, turn thread into fabric First factory Women, young girls Lived on the property, paid rent to Lowell factory owner Clothing industry booms Gave women a voice North and south relationship strained

Telegraph New way of communication, over 50,000 of telegraph lines Morse code Dots and dashes Connects north and south Samuel f.b.

Cultural Consequences of Cotton Gin Increased slavery Strained race relations even more Solidifies white superiority economically and socially Education: north education slaves, south does not