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11-1 Notes The Industrial Revolution http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/industrialrevolution/
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Industrial Revolution Begins Late 1700’s/Early 1800’s Begins in Great Britain Crosses Atlantic to the US in early 1800’s "No fixed dates or battles!"
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Industrial Revolution in the US Samuel Slater builds 1st successful textile mill in the US Cotton/Clothes Eli Whitney develops interchangeable parts to speed up production Gun making Idea of interchangeable parts spreads to other industries Cotton Gin (Eli Whitney) - Slavery spread further West, More slaves were needed, Plantations got bigger, Textile Industry grew
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Industrial Growth Small workshops grow into factories War of 1812 encourages Americans to produce more goods
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Agriculture Growth Farms expanded west as more people moved west Used rivers to ship goods to market Number of slaves in the South went from 700,000 to 1,200,000 in 20 years
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Cities Grow More people started to move to cities to get jobs Cities became, dirty, disease invested, and crime ridden Did see more museums, libraries, and shops build
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