1. Warm-Up (3/5)

2. Experiencing the Industrial Revolution
“THE URBANIZATION OF AMERICA”
Rural
Urban

3. Industrial Revolution Simulation
Objectives: Understand how the United States changed during the Industrial Revolution and how these changes affected our shift from an agricultural based society to one based on manufacturing.

4. Warm-Up (3/6)
2) Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?
A. James Monroe was elected president after serving as Madison’s Secretary of State
B. The federal government became very weak as state governments gained strength
C. The Democratic-Republicans were the only major political party due to the fall of the Federalists
D. A time period of strong nationalism and a growing economy
1) Explain why this picture relates to the 12th amendment?

5. “Necessity is the mother of all invention”
-Plato (427 BC BC)
…if you want to accomplish something bad enough you’ll think of a way to get it done.

7. The Industrial…

8. What is a revolution?
an overthrow or the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed
a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure
Source:

9. Industrial Revolution – the change from an agrarian society to one based on manufacturing/industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the United States around 1800.
Appeared first in New England, where farming conditions were poor.
Out of the Industrial Revolution we will see many new technologies be developed

10. Industrial Revolution
War of 1812
Growth/expansion of the nation
Innovation
Industrial Revolution
Link is to Flocabulary rap on Industrial Revolution

11. Inventions and Innovations of the Industrial Revolution

12. Inventions and Innovations that Changed America
Each of these inventions or innovations caused changes in the United States:
Erie Canal
National Road
cotton gin
Steam boat
interchangeable parts
Factories
Railroad
Telegraph
Learn about each invention or innovation and determine the positive and/or negative effects of each on agriculture, transportation, or industry.

13. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Erie Canal
In 1817, ten years after the invention of the steamboat, New York began construction of the Erie Canal, the first major canal project in the United States, connected Hudson River and Lake Erie.
A system of canals soon developed around the nation, linking waterways from the Northeast to the frontier West.
Reduced the cost and time it took to transport goods and products across the nation
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

14. National Road What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Also in 1817, the U.S. government invested in the National Road, which by 1818 stretched from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, Virginia.
The first federally funded road in U.S. history
Added to this were webs of privately owned toll roads around each major U.S. city, which served as the foundation for the growing road system.
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

15. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
It made removing cotton seeds from the fiber easier and more efficient.
Result: Produce more cotton and increase the need of and use of slaves
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

16. How it Works
Cotton Gin in Action!

17. Warm-Up (3/7)

18. Interchangeable Parts
Developed by Eli Whitney to mass produce muskets for the US Army
Machines produced standardized parts which could be used with other parts to assemble a whole product without someone filing and fitting each part together
Assembly and repair of devices became faster and easier
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

19. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Factory System
a system that brought all the steps in manufacturing together (i.e. the spinning and weaving of yarn into textiles)
Result: production of goods is much faster and more efficient
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

20. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Steamboat
In 1807, Robert Fulton adapted the steam engine to run river barges
Steam is more reliable than wind and can move barges upstream against the current
Result: Travel up the Mississippi River, and other rivers, became faster and more efficient
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

21. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Telegraph
A communication device that sent and stopped electrical pulses, which were translated into letters.
Instant communication was now possible across vast distances
Accompanied the spread of railroads. As rail lines were put in, telegraph lines were put up next to them.
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

22. What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?
Railroad
The steam engine was applied to a wheeled wagon moving along a track, creating the first steam railroad.
By 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, connecting the East and West coasts
Allowed for faster transportation over land
What purpose/effect do you think this had on America?

23. Railroads in Operation
Today’s Activity:
Railroads in Operation
1) What time period will we see the greatest increase in total track? (amount)
2) What time period will we see the greatest % of change?
miles 1835 – 1,098 miles 1840 – 2,818 miles 1845 – 4,633 miles 1850 – 9,021 miles 1855 – 18,374 miles 1860 – 30,626 miles
new-old x 100 = % of Change
old