CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The Industrial Revolution.
Industrial revolution part ii
Transcript of Industrial revolution part ii
Industrial Revolution in America part II
How do advances in agriculture lead to an increase in Westward
Expansion?
Steel Plow: John Deere
• In 1837 John Deere invents the first steel plow in Illinois
• The blade is polished so the clay in the western soil will not stick to the blade
• Farming becomes easier in many parts of the West during the period of expansion- farmers who are in the west benefit from this new technology- tilling the soil for planting becomes easier
• Westward Expansion continues to increase
Mechanical Reaper:Cyrus McCormick and others
• 1834- Replaces harvesting grain with hand tools • McCormick buys the rights to some of his
competitors ideas and begins producing a model that is successful in the west
• Crops could be cut far faster than before, and with fewer farm hands to pay
• Displaced farm workers joined America's westward expansion and contributed to the industrialization of the U.S. economy
• More soldiers available for the Union war effort
How does the Cotton Gin affect Slavery and Westward Expansion?
• The Cotton Gin makes it easier to “clean” the seeds out of the harvested cotton
• Now that this time-consuming part of the process is made cheaper, easier and quicker- more enslaved people are forced to plant and harvest cotton to keep up with the increasing demand from factories in the North and in Europe
• 1. This technology breathes new life into the slavery system of the U.S. : more slavery
• 2. This makes it cheaper to expand plantation labor into the west: more slavery