Chapter 11:
Open up your books to page 382 Write down 5 things you think you will learn about in this chapter.
Why did Americans take different paths in the early 1800’s?
Chapter 11, Section 1 The Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution—a long, slow process, begun in Britain, that completely changed the way goods were produced
Machines replaced hand tools. New sources of power (steam) spinning jenny- could spin several threads at once Factory System- people went to work in large mills near rivers.
How did Revolution get to US… The First American Mill Samuel Slater- British, US was offering rewards for British factory plans. Memorized design of machines in the mill.
Chapter 11, Section 1 Lowell, Massachusetts: A Model Factory Town In Britain, one factory spun thread and another wove it into cloth. Francis Cabot Lowell had the idea of combining spinning and weaving under one roof. After Lowell’s death, his partners built an entire factory town, with streets of small, neat, white houses. The company hired young women from nearby farms. They came to be called the Lowell girls. The company built boardinghouses for them and made rules to protect them.
Interchangeable Parts Eli Whitney had the idea of having machines manufacture each part. Parts would be alike
Chapter 11, Section 1 Daily Life During the Industrial Revolution Child Labor Boys & girls as young as seven Wages needed to help support their family. Long Hours 12 hours a day, 6 days a week year round. Changes in home life Family members left the home to earn a living.
People in the North Irish immigrants- left Ireland because of the potato famine. German immigrants Nativists- people who wanted to preserve the country for white, born protestants. African Americans- faced discrimination.
Cotton Gin Eli Whitney Invented to clean cotton and separate seeds from fiber Single person do the work of 50 people
Life for Free African Americans vs. Enslaved African Americans FreeEnslaved
Growing Population: Many new states want to be added to the US From : Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, and Alabama
New Ways to get to the West: Turnpikes Corduroy Roads Canals
Missouri Compromise 11 free/ 11 slave in 1819 Henry Clay proposed that Maine be a free state and Missouri be a slave state. Drew an imaginary line through the Louisiana Purchase.