1. The Industrial Revolution
John Buchala
Detrick Borden
Danny Chinchar

2. Interchangeable Parts
Overview
The Textile Industry
Steam Engines
Interchangeable Parts
Transportation
Communication
Capitalism
Effects

3. The Textile Industry(Beginning of the Revolution)
Around 1750, British Inventors created the first mass-production of textiles
It took nearly a whole generation to reach the United States
Samuel Slater: Memorized blueprints for textile machines in Britain, escaped to the United States to build them
Eli Whitney: Invented the cotton gin in 1793, permanently change the textile industry
The textile industry took over 30 more years to reach the United States because many still preferred farming over factory work because land was so cheap.
It would have took even longer for this to happen if it weren’t for Samuel Slater. At 21 years old, he memorized blueprints for a British textile machine and came to the United States in disguise to set up the very first textile mill.
The process for picking cotton was difficult. While staying in Georgia as a private tutor, a man named Eli Whitney, in ten short days, invented the cotton gin. The textile industry was now changed forever.

4. Textile Industry continued…
Machines were powered by water power and later steam
Women primarily worked in the factories until immigrants poured in around 1840 and took up positions
At first, textile mills were powered by water power and later converted to steam power. Women were the key role in textile mills until around 1840 when a wave of immigrants poured into the country. Textile mills soared to new heights at this point.

5. Interchangeable Parts
Proposed by Eli Whitney, did not come into full effect until many years later
Mass production of identical goods for a certain object (guns)
Parts could now be replaced on an object if something broke
Include the thing with the guns

6. Steam Engines Patented in 1698, improved in the 1800’s
Thomas Newcomen: Made the first practical steam engine in 1712
Powered by coal, eventually was implemented into boats and trains
Also boosted coal mining industry

7. Transportation Improvements
Steam Locomotives:
Peter cooper credited with building the Tom Thumb
Powered by steam engine, just as modern locomotives are
Railroads
First emerged around the 1800’s
Capable of carrying large amounts of goods long distances
Over 50,000 miles of rails by 1870
Transcontinental Railroad completed in 1869, linked eastern and western United States by rail

8. Railroads by 1870

9. Transportation continued…
The Erie Canal:
Linked the Hudson River with Great Lakes
Built
Made trade with northwest faster and opened new trade options
Steamboat:
Created by Robert Fulton by implementing a steam engine into a boat
Allowed ships to go against wind and travel upstream…convenient!!

10. Transportation continued…
Clipper Ships:
Construction began in 1843
Had a slim, narrow design to increase speed (faster than steamboats)
Made shipping faster but had to compromise storage space

11. Communication Improvements
Telegraph:
Invented by Samuel Morse in 1830’s
Revolutionized long-distance communications
Transmitted electrical signals by wire between stations
Morse code
Pony Express:
The fastest way of mailing ever before
Mail could travel 1,800 miles in 10 days
Operated for only 18 months (April October 1861)
Delivered messages, newspapers, and small packages
St. Joseph, Missouri, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Desert, through California

12. Rise of Capitalism
System of free market kicked off by Industrial Revolution
New businesses opened and manufacturing processes became easier with new inventions
With faster easier transportation, goods could be transported faster and easier
Capitalism: The United States system of free market was truly kicked off by the Industrial Revolution, as new businesses opened and manufacturing processes became easier with the emergence of new inventions.  These goods and services could be transported easier and faster with the rise of new forms of transportation.

13. Effects of the Revolution (Good)
Industry:
The United States became a strong industrial competitor.
Transportation:
Train Tracks and canals made travel faster and easier
Communication:
Telegraph and Pony Express made communication simpler and faster
Capitalism:
Free market, more goods produced and revenue earned
Opportunities:
Many more job opportunities made for a newer and greater future

14. Effects of the Revolution (Bad)
Labor issues/ working conditions:
Unions were considered to be criminal acts
Long hours, six day work weeks
Children as young as ten years old were in factories
Child laborers were abused
Family Issues:
Lots of factory workers were not married and could not see their families if they were
If women got married and had children, they were supposed to quit to care for family

15. To Sum It All up… What should we know? WHY should we know this?
The Industrial Revolution changed the United States forever. New technological advances allowed for increase in industry, communication, and transportation, giving the United States a competitive edge.
WHY should we know this?
Without the revolution, many forms of technology that we take for granted possibly would not exist.
How did these people and events impact America then?
People such as Samuel Slater, Eli Whitney, Peter Cooper, and many more allowed for better communication, transportation, and job opportunities.
How do they impact us now?
. The technologies invented in the 19th century have since been revised and improved for more convenience and efficiency. Most of these innovations are still in use today, only they have been modernized