Industrialization: Growth of North and South Unit 9 Industrialization: Growth of North and South

Factory System products could be produced faster and cheaper Hire low waged workers

Growth of Industry Railroads – the invention of the steam engine led to modern railroads and trains; railroad construction boomed in the mid-19th century; Asian immigration built railroads on West coast

Bessemer Steel Process the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel It decreased the cost which allowed increase in steel production and work force. Henry Bessemer is from Alabama More info on Wiki

Mechanical Reaper A mechanical reaper or reaping machine is a mechanical, semi-automated device that harvests crops Mechanical reapers are an important part of agriculture activity More info on Wiki

Interchangeable Parts – Eli Whitney parts for devices were made to be nearly identical so that they could fit into any device of the same type allows easy assembly of new devices and efficient repair of existing devices

Steam Engine – Robert Fulton First major invention of the new america Turn of the century invention Uses: travel upstream Mainly used on the Mississippi River

Erie Canal (1825) man-made waterways used for travel and/or shipping Water route between NY city and Buffalo The Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers

Morse Code – Samuel Morse (Telegraph) Communicated information over a large area Before telephone invention Used Morse Code to transfer information Still used today Code Talker TheOffice – Morse Code Prank Gmail Tap

Eli Whitney and Cotton Gin Increased cleaning of cotton seeds and production Went from 1lb of cotton a day to 50 lb’s a day WHY: increased production, more $$, more cotton crops, MORE SLAVES More info on Wiki

Slavery Expands Because of the cotton gin and the expansion of cottons fields MORE $ is made from cotton and therefore plantations are more powerful and more slaves are needed

Laissez-Faire (Adam Smith) Laissez-faire – the belief that the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights and to maintain peace Adam Smith – creator of modern economics pushed this concept

War of 1812 Effects: The USS gained a measure of international respect Improved the professionalism of the US Army British blockade of the American coast created a shortage of cotton cloth , leading to the creation of a cotton-manufacturing industry Original White House burned

Free Enterprise less dependence on foreign products Population has the chance to create businesses, therefore jobs

Characteristics of Industrialism Factory System Popu Shift to Cities Inventions Expansion of Slavery Reform Movements Immigration Factory System Population shift to cities Inventions  Expansion of Slavery Reform Movements Immigration

Economic ($) Factors Lead to… Industrialization Plentiful Natural Resources inventions investment capital ($$) Urbanization improved transportation

Urbanization the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people cities grow Pollution (problem) Social class issues ($)

Industrialization a society’s movement of population and resources from farm production to manufacturing Mechanical reaper Cotton gin Bessemer process

Venn Diagram Transportation – canals, RR, steamboat Purpose is to compare and contrast to subjects Changes in: Transportation Communication Transportation – canals, RR, steamboat Communication – Telegraph,

Population Density Low medium High

nationalism Feeling of pride, loyalty and protectiveness toward your country WHY: people were proud to be americans and were confident