Focus video questions- write out question 1.Who invented the Steamboat? 2.How did the steamboat impact U.S. economy? 3.What was innovative about the steamboat?

Samuel Slater – “Father of the American Industrial Revolution” Brought Industrial Revolution to America 1 st Textile Mill- Slater’s Mill

Clipper Ships John Griffith's Rainbow Sleek vessel, tall mass, huge sails 1840s New York to Hong Kong 5 months Clipper 81 days Increased U.S. Sea trade in the 1840s & 1850s

Clermont – 1 st Steamboat Robert Fulton (1787) Faster travel of commerce travels upstream

Cotton Gin – Increased cotton from 1lb to 50lbs per day –Leads to need for more slaves. Eli Whitney (1793)

Interchangeable Parts – led to mass production- factory system Eli Whitney (Early 1800’s)

Tom Thumb – 1 st Steam Locomotive - Peter Cooper (1828)

Reaper - Increased agricultural production – used to cut grain (1834)

Telegraph & Morse Code – Increased communication across country – Samuel Morse (1837)

Bessemer Process – Process of making steel – Henry Bessemer (1860’s)

Lowell Mill- Factory System Frances Cabot Lowell Combined spinning and weaving under one roof “Lowell Girls” –dormitories –Strict curfew

Telephone – increased communication across country Alexander Graham Bell (1875)

Turnpikes and Corduroy Roads Corduroy Roads-Dirt roads were unreliable and couldn’t support a lot of weight, if it rained they would be impassable. allows for more reliable, much quicker, easier, and safer travel. Turnpikes- toll roads Paid for by private Companies and tolls.