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The Industrial North The industrial revolution – 1750’s – 1800’s. Farming goods and hand made goods transition to manufactured goods. Many mills would.

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1 The Industrial North The industrial revolution – 1750’s – 1800’s. Farming goods and hand made goods transition to manufactured goods. Many mills would be located on a stream/river. Steam engines would become much more efficient in the early 1800’s.

2 The North Industrializes Samuel Slater – brought knowledge of machines to America from Britain. Water powered spinning mill. 1810 – more than 60 mills Lowell Mills – brought production of cloth under one roof. Hired women – tough job!!! Many people moved from the farms to the cities to work in mills. (urbanization)

3 Transportation and Communication Needed ways to transport the goods being produced at high rates. 1811 – national road was built completed in 1841. 800 miles – Maryland to Illinois 1825 – Erie Canal connecting Great Lakes with the Hudson River. Quick way to get farmed goods of the south to the economical north.

4 Erie Canal Cheaper, faster to ship goods to the coast. This allowed New York to become the biggest center of economic activity.

5 Steamboat & Railroads Robert Fulton – 1807, successfully went upstream. Moved many people to operate steamboats for profit. Trains 1830 – only 23 miles of track. 1840 over 3,000 miles of track! Speed, power, reliability and capacity made this the #1 means of transportation.

6 Communication Steamed printing press – allow faster production of writings – more people could read. Postal Service – mail could reach people faster. Telegraph – Samuel Morse – 1840, electricity and wires. Industrial revolution allowed our country to connect!


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