1. Industrial Revolution
Northern Economy:
Industrial Revolution

2. Cities began to grow due to the growth of more jobs
Population
Cities began to grow due to the growth of more jobs
More people lived in the North than in the South.

3. The Industrial Revolution
Period of rapid growth in manufacturing and production
Shipping:
Railroad:
Left Side Label: South
Plantation System:
Cotton Gin:
Slave Labor:
Nat Turner
Rebellion
Legal Restrictions

4. Interchangeable Parts
Manufacturing and businesses will begin to grow. Occurred because of a demand for manufactured goods
Interchangeable Parts
Mass Production
Eli Whitney

5. Manufacturing Northeast was home to Industry
Factories relied on water in the beginning, then steam was used for power
Advantages:
built closer to cities
Closer to Labor and transportation

6. Transportation Revolution
Fulton invented Steam Boat
Move quickly against current
did not rely on Wind
Shorter Travel Times
Peter Cooper invented Steam-Powered Trains
Cheaper Shipping Costs
Not Affected by Weather Conditions
Helped Cities Grow
Rapid growth in the speed and convenience of Travel
More Roads and Canals began to built
Advantages:
Shipping Times and Cost reduced
Made good Cheaper

7. Southern Economy

8. Plantation System
Demand for cotton grew rapidly with rise of the Textile Industry
CASH CROPS:
Plantation System:
Cotton Gin:
Slave Labor:
Nat Turner
Rebellion
Legal Restrictions
Cotton, Indigo, Tobacco
AGRICULTURE was the CENTER of the ECONOMY
NEED FOR SLAVES INCREASED

9. Plantation system
Some slaves worked the fields, while some in the home as servants
Poor living conditions
Viewed as property not people; were bought and sold at auctions.

10. Plantation owners could clean cotton faster which lowered the price
Cotton GIN
Plantation owners could clean cotton faster which lowered the price
Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin
1793

11. Cotton
Cotton Back Then…..
Labor Intensive!

12. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
God told him to start a rebellion!
Begins in August 1831
60 to 70 Slaves involved
South Hampton County, Virginia
Hundreds of innocent slaves were killed trying to stop the rebellion
55 to 65 Whites killed
40 Hours long
Poor weapons and very little ammunition
Nat Turner

13. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Southern states began passing repressive state laws.
PANIC!