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Chapter 8: The Growth of a National Economy Section 1: Inventions and Innovations
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Revolutionary…. What makes an action, an event, or a period in history revolutionary?
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Today’s Objective Identify the characteristics of the Market Revolution
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Components of the Market Revolution Market Revolution Roles of Women Attitudes Toward Work Innovations in Manufacturing
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Industrial Revolution –An on going effort to ______ ______ by using _______ rather than the _____ of humans or animals Beginnings: –Britain’s ____ _______ –Increased ____________ –Invention of the _____ _________
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The U.S. Textile Industry ______ secrets smuggled to America in 1789. 1 st successful _____- ________ textile mill Other’s copied Slater –By 1814, the US had 240 textile mills
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Interchangeable Parts _____ Contract –10,000 guns 2+years Idea changed manufacturing
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The Cotton Gin How did it change the cotton industry? 1. Raised the ______ of _____and the amount ________ 2. Many plantations grew ______ on Cotton 3. Southern ______ buy more land—moving west 4. Increased ______ for labor—_______ doubled
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Transportation and Communication Roads –The _______ ______ (US Route 40) –________—toll roads built by private investors River Travel –________ _______ steam boat Canals –____ ______, 1825
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Transportation and Communication (cont) Railroads –_______ Locomotive –B & O Railroad Communication –Expanding _____ ______ –Daily ___________ and Magazines –Communication helped tie the _____ _______
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An Expanding Economy The ________ Revolution –Rise in _______________ Began in ____ __________ Spread to the Northeast into the Old NW –___________ Factories Francis Cabot ______ All __________ of a product made in ____ place –_______ _________ System (Capitalism) _________ companies compete for profits Encourages __________, produces new jobs, industries and wealth
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Working Outside the Home Demand for _______ ________ –____________ Each person makes a part of the final product –Decline of _________ and Northern Farmers
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The Role of Banks Rise of the _______ Industry –Profits from ________ –Investment Capital __________ Lending –_______ didn’t restrict lending –Poorly chosen candidates –Out of Business Banks created ________
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Closure: In what way were the events of the Market Revolution revolutionary?
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