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Quiz What was the industrial revolution? What is mass production?
Which political party was in favor of industrialization? Why is it important for a country to become industrialized?
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U.S. History Chapter 7 Section 1
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A New Revolution Eli Whitney Interchangeable parts Mass production
Industrial Revolution
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Great Britain Starts Another Revolution
Mid 1700’s Developed water power Coal fired generators Textile mills More automation=less jobs
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Industrial Revolution in the U.S.
International trade Rich deposits of iron ore and coal Embargo act of 1807 War of 1812 Capital investment in the U.S. Industrial development at home
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New England Hotbed of Industrialization
Agriculture not profitable Streams and rivers plentiful Samuel Slater Textile mills patterned after England 1813, Lowell, Appleton, and Jackson built a weaving factory in Massachusetts
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Agriculture Develops Northerners invested in manufacturing
Southerners invested in farming Northwest territories developed a combination of both Single crop farming Manufacturing supported farming Farming supported manufacturing
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Slavery Issue Northerners began to protest southern slavery
By 1804, most northern states abolished slavery Slavery was slowly phasing out
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King Cotton Very labor intensive especially milling
Most had abandoned this crop Eli Whitney and the cotton gin Milled seeds by machine 1 worker 1 lb of cotton by hand 1 worker 50 lbs of cotton with Gin Still hard to harvest
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Slavery Entrenched Cotton profitable Northern mills insatiable
Production grew from 3,000 bales/year to 1,200,000 bales/year
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Key Terms Interchangeable parts Mass production Industrial revolution
American System National Road Erie Canal
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National Unification American System Establish protective tariff
Reestablishing national bank Sponsoring development of transportation Both parties backed plan
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Tariffs British merchants flooded U.S. market Goods priced below cost
Americans bought British goods Tariff to pay for internal improvements Northerners welcomed tariffs Southerners despised them
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National Bank Regional banks issued own money
Local currency only honored locally Intra region trading difficult Congress chartered a new national bank
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National Improvement Transportation difficult National Road Erie Canal
Western lands opened “Era of Good Feelings”
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