Early Industry & Inventions Obj.: explain the effect of industry & inventions on American society
Industrial Revolution Where Northeast – rivers & ports What Making goods by machines, not by hand Effect Produce goods more quickly – cities grow Category Manufacturing
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Factory System Who & Where Northeast – rivers & ports Samuel Slater What Many workers under one roof – make entire product Effect Cities grow Category Manufacturing
Lowell Mills Who Francis Cabot Lowell What Textile mills Effect Employed farm girls Category Manufacturing
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Interchangeable Parts Who Eli Whitney What Parts are exactly alike Effect Mass production Speed up production of products Category Manufacturing
Steamboat Who Robert Fulton What Steam engine on a boat Clermont (Fulton’s steamboat) Effect Move people & goods faster on rivers, especially upstream Category Transportation
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Telegraph Who Samuel Morse What Sent short & long pulses through a wire Effect Information travels faster Category Communication
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Steel Plow Who John Deere What Lightweight plow with steel cutting edge Effect Less time preparing ground – more fields in production Category Agriculture (farming)
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Mechanical Reaper Who Cyrus McCormick What Cut grain Effect Less time cutting grain – more fields of grain Category Agriculture
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Cotton Gin Who Eli Whitney What Separated cotton seeds from the fiber Effect Increase production of cotton – more slaves Category Agriculture
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Erie Canal What Water route between New York City and Buffalo, N.Y. Effect Ohio Valley & Great Lakes open to trade and settlement, and connection to New York City Category Transportation
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Railroads What X Effect Decline of canals Category Transportation
The American System p parts Whose idea? What was the goal of the American System? How would the goal be accomplished? (3 parts)