1. National & Regional Growth (1800-1844) Early Industry and Inventions

2. Read p. 339, “Interact with History.”
What is the painting about on p. 338? the movement of goods along the Erie Canal
What were the inventions that are part of the picture on p. 339? rotary printing press, steam locomotive, steamboat, & telegraph
What effect would it have on the nation to be able to communicate and travel more quickly? People could stay in touch with each other after moving to different parts of the country; people would know what was happening in other parts of the country and they would feel more “connected” to one another

3. Identify the events involving slavery.
See Timeline, p. 339.
The timeline represents events during what period of time? 44 years—
Identify the events that made it easier to communicate and travel over long distances and note when each occurred.
1. _steamboat _
2. _Erie Canal__
3. _telegraph line_1844
Identify the events involving slavery.
1._Congress bans African slave trade
2._Missouri Compromise balances # of slave and free states
3._Nat Turner’s slave rebellion
4._Slavery is abolished in the British Empire

4. 1. Mexico gains independence from Spain---we share a common border
Identify which events occurring in the world might worry Americans and state why.
1. Mexico gains independence from Spain---we share a common border
2. Slavery is abolished in the British Empire---many in U.S. want to keep slavery_
Read pg. 340 “Previewing the Theme.”
  1. What is the theme for this chapter?” Science & Technology
2. How did new inventions affect our country? helped regions to grow in the 1800s and helped to pull the regions together as a nation

5. Region Economic Activity
What three regions of the country are mentioned here, and what economic activity is each region involved in?
Main Idea: _The way that people lived and worked in the late 1700s and early 1800s was changed by the invention of new machines and the factory system.
Why It Matters Now: This start to our industrial growth as a nation is still continuing today.
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Region
Economic Activity
Northeast
Factories
South
Cotton plantations
Midwest
Farms—grow food

6. A. The Industrial Revolution Begins
One American’s Story
1. Why was it illegal for textile workers to leave England? __Britain did not want any other nations to copy its new machines for making cloth and thread.
What is Samuel Slater given credit for building in America? the first successful water-powered textile mill
A. The Industrial Revolution Begins
1. What event created the right opportunity for the Industrial Revolution to begin? The War of (we didn’t trade anymore w/Britain—had to make our own stuff)
2. Industrial Revolution: factory machines replaced hand tools; large-scale manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work

7. Where were factories built? water Why? water was a source of power
3. How did the use of machines affect the rate of the production of cloth? made it quicker
4. factory system: workers and machines are put together in a building_
Where were factories built? water
Why? water was a source of power
Who worked there? farmers who moved to cities to find a job
5. The War of 1812 led to the Industrial Revolution:
a. Americans had to start manufacturing their own goods;
(no imports--British blockade)
b. Investors put $$$$ into building American industries
rather than shipping and trade

8. B. Factories Come to New England
New England was a good place to set up factories:
a. had rivers as a source of water to power the factories
b. access to ocean allowed easy transportation of products
c. willing labor force—people couldn’t make a living
farming so they worked in factories
BEYOND THE TEXT: How would this new factory system impact the economy of the North?
(not in notes)
At first, Samuel Slater hired children to work in his
mills.
Later, he hired whole families.

9. The Lowell Mills Hire Women
 1. What did Lowell produce at his mill? __yarn & cloth___
 2. BEYOND THE TEXT: Why do you think Lowell would have specifically looked for women to hire, rather than men?
(partner read partner read section) _____________________
____________________________________________________
 3. What was different about factories built after the 1830’s? factories were run by steam engines rather than water power; these factories could be built anywhere ______________
The long-term impact of this change? _____________________

10. D. A New Way to Manufacture
Before Eli Whitney, how were guns made? _one gun at a time—from start to finish by the same gunsmith_______
2. interchangeable parts: parts that are exactly alike______
Benefits of interchangeable parts:
a. _speeded up production__________________________
b. _made repairs easy__________________________
c. _workers did not need to have special skills;
(because of less skill, they were paid less $$)_
3. How did the concept of interchangeable parts impact workers in the factories? workers would have less freedom—inspectors would watch what they made to make all pieces made were the same & paid less money!

11. 1. New inventions improved transportation & communication.
E. Moving People, Goods , and Messages
1. New inventions improved transportation & communication.
The immediate impact of the steamboat upon the U.S.?
__carry people and goods farther and faster__
The long-term impact of the steamboat upon the U.S.?
_led to growth of cities like New Orleans and St. Louis
How did the invention of the telegraph impact the U.S.?
news could be carried across the country in a matter of
seconds

12. New ideas about social and/or political issues could spread.
Drawing Conclusions: How would the telegraph and the steamboat bring more national unity?
communicate with people in other regions would allow individuals to know what was happening AROUND THE COUNTRY.
You could maintain relationships with families and friends that have moved away, and
New ideas about social and/or political issues could spread.
to travel back and forth across the country would allow people to stay more connected to each other—creating a sense of unity across the country.

13. WHY WAS THIS SIGNIFICANT
F. Technology Improves Farming
Fill-in the following table:
INVENTOR
INVENTION
WHY WAS THIS SIGNIFICANT
JOHN DEERE
LIGHTWEIGHT PLOW W/ A STEEL CUTTING EDGE
The soil of the Midwest had more clay and the old-style plows were ineffective. This plow made work easier for the farmers.
CYRUS McCORMICK
REAPER
Cut ripe grain and separated kernels of wheat from the husks.

14. Draw a picture to represent the U. S
Draw a picture to represent the U.S. regions that were connected by technology. Be sure to include the products that would have moved between regions.

15. Cotton sent to textile mills
Draw a picture to represent the U.S. regions that were connected by
technology. Be sure to include the products that would have moved
between regions.
Which region was the “least” connected to the other regions? The South
Northeast
Factories
Manufactured Goods
Midwest
Farms
Food
Cotton sent to textile mills
Southern Plantations

16. Answer the following:
How did increased technology impact the following regions by 1844?
North?
South?
Midwest?

17. Answer the following:
Compare/Contrast. If you were living in 1844, your life would be different if you lived in a different region of the U.S.
What would your life be like if you lived in the
North?
South?
Midwest?
2. Where would you want to live? Why?

18. Answer the following:
You are living in 1844 America. What can you do in 1844 that you couldn’t do in 1799?
(Think about how the Industrial Revolution
impacted the nation)