1. 1st Industrial Revolution
Moral Economy to Market Economy

2. Industrialization
Eli Whitney DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT OF USING PRECISION MACHINERY TO PRODUCE INTERCHANGEABLE
Cotton Gin- ability to deseed cotton using a machine.
1 pound per day per slave to 50 lbs per day per slave
Steam Power and Factory System-
PRODUCED SUCH INEXPENSIVE CLOTH THAT MANY WOMEN IN AREA BEGAN TO PURCHASE CLOTH
Purchased cloth was easier to work with because you could cut down time on making goods without having to make the Cloth also

3. Technology Telegraph Roads Steamboats Railroads Canals
SPEEDED COMMUNICATIONS -- GAVE RISE TO MODERN JOURNALISM
Roads
Steamboats
CHEAPEST WAY TO TRANSPORT LARGE BULK OF GOODS, ESPECIALLY IF CLOSE TO WATERWAYS
FIRST STEAMSHIP IN 1807, GRADUALLY BEGAN TO REPLACE SAILING SHIPS
Railroads
BEGAN IN U.S. AROUND 1830
BY 1850, 9,000 MILES OF TRACK LAID, MOSTLY IN NORTHEASTERN U.S YEARS LATER OVER 30,000 MILES
Canals
ERIE CANAL--FIRST REALLY SUCCESSFUL CANAL: CONNECTED NEW YORK CITY WITH GREAT LAKES AND MIDWESTERN STATES
CANAL BUILDING SPREAD RAPIDLY IN FOLLOWING

4. Urbanization NYC Becomes CENTER OF TRADE FOR U.S.
MIGRATION - BOTH FROM EUROPE + GRADUAL MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM COUNTRYSIDE TO CITIES (mainly in North vs. South)
PEOPLE IN CITIES MOVED FREQUENTLY -- 1/2 OF BOSTON'S POPULATION CHANGED EVERY 10 YEARS

6. North & South Economy Industry vs. Cotton

7. Economic Growth ~1750s – an industrial revolution begins in Britain
Not all over US though
Much more land for farming in the U.S.
Northern Colonies focus on industrial growth
The increased productivity creates a higher standard of living

8. Mills 1790 – Samuel Slater opens the first industrial mill in the U.S.
1823 – The mill-town Lowell, MA, relies on female factory workers
Read Lowell Mill girls article

9. Railroads Needed For an industrial revolution to be successful-
People would need to be able to borrow money
Transportation needed to improve

10. King Cotton & African-American Life
North US becomes industry focused… while the South US stays focused on Agriculture
Late 1700’s to mid 1800’s – Slavery is ON THE DECLINE
There was talk Politically of ending slavery
New technology will give new life to slavery

11. King Cotton & African-American Life
Eli Whitney invented a cotton gin to separate seeds from cotton
Allowed people to do 50 times the amount of work
In 1793, Eli Whitney creates the Cotton Gin and reinvigorates the South’s economic future. Slavery needs expand because the production rate (how fast they can pump out cotton) explodes! The machine seperates the fibers within the cotton seed to be cleaned, crafted and sold much faster than before.

12. King Cotton & African-American Life
1820 – all Northern states had outlawed slavery
Slavery has become very profitable in the South… “Necessary Evil”

13. King Cotton & African-American Life
Slave owners would resort to violence to control their slaves
Slave parents and children would frequently be separated – Owners tried to strip the idea of family
Read the letter from the Slave. Introduce the Venn Diagram Project.

14. Industrial Revolution
Read Lowell Mill Girls Account of life
Read Frederick Douglass Excerpt
Create a 3-5 Paragraph response: Comparing life between the two – include at least 2 similarities and 2 differences
Read the letter from the Slave. Introduce the Venn Diagram Project.