early 19 th century industrialization in the us
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Early 19 th Century Industrialization in the US. Transportation Revolution. First Turnpike- 1790 Lancaster, PA. By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected most major cities. Cumberland (National Road), 1811. Erie Canal System. Erie Canal, 1820s. Begun in 1817; completed in 1825. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Early 19th Century Industrialization in the US
Transportation Revolution
First Turnpike- 1790 Lancaster, PA
First Turnpike- 1790 Lancaster, PA
By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected most major cities.connected most major cities.
Cumberland (National Road), 1811
Cumberland (National Road), 1811
Erie Canal SystemErie Canal System
Erie Canal, 1820sErie Canal, 1820s
Begun in 1817; completed in 1825Begun in 1817; completed in 1825
Robert Fulton & the Steamboat
Robert Fulton & the Steamboat
1807: The 1807: The ClermontClermont
Principal Canals in 1840Principal Canals in 1840
Inland Freight RatesInland Freight Rates
The “Iron Horse” (1830)The “Iron Horse” (1830)
1830 1830 13 miles of track built by Baltimore & 13 miles of track built by Baltimore & Ohio RROhio RR
By 1850 By 1850 9000 mi. of RR track [1860 9000 mi. of RR track [1860 31,000 31,000 mi.]mi.]
TheRailroad
Revolution,1850s
TheRailroad
Revolution,1850s
Immigrant laborImmigrant laborbuilt the No. built the No. RRs.RRs.
Slave laborSlave laborbuilt the So. built the So. RRs. RRs.
New Inventions
Yankee “Ingenuity”
Resourcefulness & Experimentation
Resourcefulness & Experimentation
Americans were willing to try Americans were willing to try
anything.anything.
They were first copiers, thenThey were first copiers, theninnovators.innovators.
1800 1800 41 patents were 41 patents were approved.approved.
1860 1860 4,357 “ “ “4,357 “ “ “
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791
OliverEvansOliverEvans
First prototype of the First prototype of the locomotivelocomotive
First automated First automated flour millflour mill
John Deere & the Steel Plow(1837)
John Deere & the Steel Plow(1837)
Cyrus McCormick& the Mechanical Reaper:
1831
Cyrus McCormick& the Mechanical Reaper:
1831
Samuel F. B. MorseSamuel F. B. Morse
1840 – Telegraph1840 – Telegraph
Elias Howe & Isaac SingerElias Howe & Isaac Singer
1840s1840sSewing MachineSewing Machine
Lowell MillLowell Mill
Early Textile Mill Loom FloorEarly Textile Mill Loom Floor
Early Textile LoomEarly Textile Loom
New EnglandTextile
Centers:
1830s
New EnglandTextile
Centers:
1830s
New England Dominance in Textiles
New England Dominance in Textiles
Regional SpecializationRegional Specialization
EAST EAST IndustrialIndustrial
SOUTH SOUTH Cotton & SlaveryCotton & Slavery
WEST WEST The Nation’s The Nation’s “Breadbasket”“Breadbasket”
American Population Centers in 1820
American Population Centers in 1820
American Population Centers in 1860
American Population Centers in 1860
National Origin of Immigrants:1820 - 1860
National Origin of Immigrants:1820 - 1860
Why now?Why now?
Changing Occupation Distributions:1820 - 1860
Changing Occupation Distributions:1820 - 1860