Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Market- Based Economy
- Heavily reliant on exportation of goods

Agriculture in the South
The U.S was unable to produce enough cheap cotton, so textile production was less evident.

Eli Whitney
American
Inventor
In 1793 he invented
the...

Cotton Gin

Southern Planters

Interchangeable Parts

John Deere

John Deere
American
Blacksmith
In 1827…

Steel Plow
More efficient
Less repairs
Less work

Cyrus McCormick
American Inventor
Family
In 1834, he
invented…
No Shave November

Mechanical Mower- Reaper
Wheat Farming
-More Efficient
-Large quantities
- Extra
- Helped Grow Cities

Transportation

Roads
Cumberland Road- 1852
First Major Highway
“ National Road”

Canals
Erie Canal
Spanned across New York
Helped transport goods
Eventually caused new cities to develop

Robert Fulton

Steamboats
Created in 1807
Replaced sailing ships

Chu Chu!

Railroads
Considered most important
Short and Cheap

How was Society Affected?

Immigration

Congestion

Southern Hierarchy
Wealthy Planter Elites
Slave-Owning Farmers
Poor Landless Whites
Slaves

Overview
Innovation
Transportation
Improvements

Thanks for Watching

by Mark Klopfenstein