Technology and Industry
1. In 1800, many Americans worked on farms and most goods were manufactured by hand, one by one.
2. Starting in the Northern states, new inventions and machines began to do the work that many Americans had once done slowly by hand.
3. This brought many changes to the daily lives of the residents living in the United States.
Industrialization
1. The change in industry came in three different parts.
2. First, workers were assigned one task each and the work for one item was shared by many. Then, workers were brought together in factories, and lastly, machinery began to take over the work of the employees.
3. After Elias Howe built the sewing machine in 1846, the mass production of cotton textiles and many other items began.
Improved Transportation
1. Between 1800 and 1850, new roads, canals, and railroads were opened to improve shipping and transportation.
2. In 1807, Robert Fulton revealed a sturdy steamboat that could travel through rivers and canals to ship and transport any goods or people.
3. As more and more canals were made, transportation changed from steamboats to clipper ships, which could travel 300 miles per day.
Locomotives
1. The first few railroads connected neighboring mines with tracks that helped horses pull carts from one town to the next.
2. In 1829, Rocket became the first steam-powered passenger locomotive in Britain, initiating the invention of locomotives in the U.S. as well.
3. Although the engine failed during a test, Tom Thumb, built by Peter Cooper, became the first American steam locomotive.
A Railway Network
1. In the 20 years between 1840 and 1860, the U.S. went from 3,000 to 31,000 miles of railroad track.
2. These railroads were later connected to the western side of the country as the U.S. gained more territory.
3. By 1860, the Midwest and the East were connected with a series of railroad tracks crisscrossing the country.
Moving Goods and People
1. With the creation of canals and railroads, the trading of goods became much easier for the nation's interior.
2. Grain, livestock, and dairy products were all shipped quickly and cheaply from the Midwest and the East, making them easier to sell to other states and countries.
3. The fast, affordable transportation system also helped the population, towns, and industries of the Midwest grow.
Faster Communication
1. The methods of communication grew with the growth of industry and transportation, and the telegraph was invented,
2. Samuel Morse invented a system of telegraph lines that allowed messages to be sent with the use of electric signals and wires.
3. The invention of Morse code helped send messages rapidly, and soon, in 1852, 23,000 miles of telegraph wires were measured in the U.S.
2. Starting in the Northern states, new inventions and machines began to do the work that many Americans had once done slowly by hand.
3. This brought many changes to the daily lives of the residents living in the United States.
Industrialization
1. The change in industry came in three different parts.
2. First, workers were assigned one task each and the work for one item was shared by many. Then, workers were brought together in factories, and lastly, machinery began to take over the work of the employees.
3. After Elias Howe built the sewing machine in 1846, the mass production of cotton textiles and many other items began.
Improved Transportation
1. Between 1800 and 1850, new roads, canals, and railroads were opened to improve shipping and transportation.
2. In 1807, Robert Fulton revealed a sturdy steamboat that could travel through rivers and canals to ship and transport any goods or people.
3. As more and more canals were made, transportation changed from steamboats to clipper ships, which could travel 300 miles per day.
Locomotives
1. The first few railroads connected neighboring mines with tracks that helped horses pull carts from one town to the next.
2. In 1829, Rocket became the first steam-powered passenger locomotive in Britain, initiating the invention of locomotives in the U.S. as well.
3. Although the engine failed during a test, Tom Thumb, built by Peter Cooper, became the first American steam locomotive.
A Railway Network
1. In the 20 years between 1840 and 1860, the U.S. went from 3,000 to 31,000 miles of railroad track.
2. These railroads were later connected to the western side of the country as the U.S. gained more territory.
3. By 1860, the Midwest and the East were connected with a series of railroad tracks crisscrossing the country.
Moving Goods and People
1. With the creation of canals and railroads, the trading of goods became much easier for the nation's interior.
2. Grain, livestock, and dairy products were all shipped quickly and cheaply from the Midwest and the East, making them easier to sell to other states and countries.
3. The fast, affordable transportation system also helped the population, towns, and industries of the Midwest grow.
Faster Communication
1. The methods of communication grew with the growth of industry and transportation, and the telegraph was invented,
2. Samuel Morse invented a system of telegraph lines that allowed messages to be sent with the use of electric signals and wires.
3. The invention of Morse code helped send messages rapidly, and soon, in 1852, 23,000 miles of telegraph wires were measured in the U.S.
Agriculture
1. New advances in technology and transportation also helped the growth of the harvest size.
2. In the 1800s, farmers made their way to the Great Plains to take their chances with its questionable sod and soil.
Revolution in Agriculture
1. One of the three revolutionary inventions of the 1830s was the steel-tipped plow.
2. Invented by John Deere, the steel-tipped plow of 1837 helped the farmers cultivate the Great Plains.
3. The other two inventions were the mechanical reaper, which helped harvest wheat, and the thresher, which detached the grain from the stalk.
McCormick's Reaper
1. After watching farmers use handheld sickles, Cyrus McCormcick decided to create the mechanical reaper to help harvest and plant more wheat and grains.
2. Because of the mechanical reaper, raising wheat became the main economic activity of the Midwest.
3. Because the soil was unfertile in the New England region, the growth of industry increased, as did the problems relating to factory labor.
2. In the 1800s, farmers made their way to the Great Plains to take their chances with its questionable sod and soil.
Revolution in Agriculture
1. One of the three revolutionary inventions of the 1830s was the steel-tipped plow.
2. Invented by John Deere, the steel-tipped plow of 1837 helped the farmers cultivate the Great Plains.
3. The other two inventions were the mechanical reaper, which helped harvest wheat, and the thresher, which detached the grain from the stalk.
McCormick's Reaper
1. After watching farmers use handheld sickles, Cyrus McCormcick decided to create the mechanical reaper to help harvest and plant more wheat and grains.
2. Because of the mechanical reaper, raising wheat became the main economic activity of the Midwest.
3. Because the soil was unfertile in the New England region, the growth of industry increased, as did the problems relating to factory labor.