THE NORTH & THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONTCAPs IS SUPER PETTY. . .

EQs What is the Industrial Revolution? (8.2

spi 8) How did urbanization, technology, and

social change affect the country? (8.2 spi 8)

This week Today: Industrial Revolution Tuesday: South and slavery Wednesday: Review Thursday: Quiz Friday: Spring Break!!!!!!!!!

F.O.A. (Bellwork)

Where is the Cumberland Gap located?

Cumberland Gap Cumberland Gap (el. 1,600 ft (490 m)) is a

pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Cumberland Water Gap, at the junction of the U.S. states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. Famous in American history for its role as one key passageway through the lower central Appalachians, it was an important part of the Wilderness Road and is now part of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

LCAP We’ll examine Nos. 2, 9 and 16 today.

Question

What’s this?

The Industrial Revolution Rapid growth in using machines for

manufacturing in the mid-1700s Begins in Britain with the textile industry

Slater’s Mill Samuel Slater – British mechanic who secretly fled

Britain and started a textile mill in Rhode Island.

Problem. . . Remember that in the 1790s the U.S. was

about to go to war with France XYZ Affair U.S. didn’t help them fight against Britain

American guns were all handmade individually; fixing them was hard and time consuming

Good Ol’ Mr. Whitney Eli Whitney – Most famous for the cotton

gin, but also: Interchangeable parts that were all the

same size and fit perfectly Mass production of items using machines

and interchangeable parts

“Mass production be shakin’ it.” – Eli

Whitney

Impact of War of 1812 British blockades

forced Americans to buy goods made in American factories; more and more factories built

Many Americans began to see how dependent on Britain and other countries they had been

The Rhode Island System Samuel Slater would hire entire families to work

in his factories. Why? Apprentices left because the job was boring Families brought children who worked for little

money

The Lowell System Instead of families, Francis Lowell hired young,

unmarried women to work in his factories Special loom that could spin thread and weave

cloth in the same mill Also offered his workers education

The Rise of Unions Factories could produce goods much

faster than individual craftsmen; began to lose money Factory workers began to get paid less as

more people fought for factory jobs Unions formed to try to improve pay and

working conditions

Transportation Revolution Rapid growth in speed and convenience of

travel because of new methods of transportation Robert Fulton & the steamboat

Railroads & Locomotives 1840 – 2,800 miles of track in the U.S. 1860 – 30,000 miles of track in the U.S.

Linked most major cities to each other Boosted America’s economy because more

goods could be shipped farther and easier

New Fuel Coal – Burned hotter than wood; more efficient Found mostly in the northern U.S.; coal mining

becomes very profitable thanks to railroads Used to make steel

Other Inventions Samuel Morse – Morse code & telegraphs John Deere – Steel plow Cyrus McCormick – Mechanical reaper Isaac Singer – Sewing machine

Assignment We’ll make a cause and effect chart today. Copy these names/terms down:

1) Richard Arkwright 2) Samuel Slater 3) Eli Whitney 4) Francis Cabot Lowell 5) Clermont 6) Gibbons v. Ogden 7) Samuel D. Morse (Morse Code) 8) John Deere 9) Cyrus McCormick

Assignment Use pages 384-405 to complete the

assignment.

Cause and Effect