Inventions and Innovations of the Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution Rise of Factory System Use of Steam Power Mass Production of Goods Industrial Revolution Link is to Flocabulary rap on Industrial Revolution

Inventions and Innovations that Changed America Each of these inventions or innovations caused changes in the United States: Erie Canal National Road cotton gin Steam boat interchangeable parts Factories Railroad Telegraph Learn about each invention or innovation and determine the positive and/or negative effects of each on agriculture, transportation, or industry.

What effect do you think this had on agriculture? Cotton Gin Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 It made removing cotton seeds from the fiber easier and more efficient. Now, fewer slaves were needed to de-seed the cotton and the South could keep up with the demand for raw cotton What effect do you think this had on agriculture?

What effect do you think this had on transportation? Erie Canal In 1817, ten years after the invention of the steamboat, New York began construction of the Erie Canal, the first major canal project in the United States. When it was completed in 1825, the canal stretched 363 miles, from Albany to Buffalo, much farther than any other American or European canal. A system of canals soon developed around the nation, linking waterways from the Northeast to the frontier West. What effect do you think this had on transportation?

National Road Also in 1817, the U.S. government invested in the National Road, which by 1818 stretched from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, Virginia. Added to this were webs of privately owned toll roads around each major U.S. city, which served as the foundation for the growing road system. What effect do you think this had on transportation?

What effect do you think this had on industry? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--8UlweaQz3E/TZV0zYbWvPI/AAAAAAAAAMA/-7nIpE2t6NA/s1600/the-19th-century.jpeg Steamboat In 1807, Robert Fulton adapted the steam engine to run river barges Steam is more reliable than wind and can move barges upstream against the current Travel up the Mississippi River, and other rivers, became faster and more efficient What effect do you think this had on industry?

Interchangeable Parts Developed by Eli Whitney to mass produce muskets for the US Army Machines produced standardized parts which could be used with other parts to assemble a whole product without someone filing and fitting each part together Assembly and repair of devices became faster and easier What effect do you think this had on industry?

What effect do you think this had on industry? Railroad The steam engine was applied to a wheeled wagon moving along a track, creating the first steam railroad. By 1840, railroads crisscrossed parts of America By 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, connecting the East to the West What effect do you think this had on industry?

What effect do you think this had on communication? Telegraph A communication device that sent and stopped electrical impulses, which were translated into letters. Instant communication was now possible across vast distances Accompanied the spread of railroads. As rail lines were put in, telegraph lines were put up next to them. What effect do you think this had on communication?

3-2-1 Summary Look at the picture to the right and discuss the details with your shoulder partner. Together, list 3 details about the picture as they relate to invention and innovation. On your own, make 2 inferences about the impact of the 3 details you found Together, write 1 generalization about the future impact of the Industrial Revolution