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Industrial Revolution of Early 1800’s

Industrial Revolution of Early 1800’s. Major changes in communication, transportation and manufacturing, encouraging economic growth. Telegraph. Samuel Morse Used a code of dots and dashes to represent letters. Cotton Gin. Separated the cotton seeds from the fibers

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Industrial Revolution of Early 1800’s

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  1. Industrial Revolution of Early 1800’s

  2. Major changes in communication, transportation and manufacturing, encouraging economic growth.

  3. Telegraph

  4. Samuel Morse • Used a code of dots and dashes to represent letters

  5. Cotton Gin

  6. Separated the cotton seeds from the fibers • Made cotton farming profitable. • Increased need for slaves

  7. Steam Boat

  8. Used steam power to go upstream. • Invented the practical steam engine to be used in boats. • Opened up shipping on Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

  9. Erie Canal

  10. Connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River • Causes a boom in the cities of Buffalo and New York City

  11. Tenement Housing

  12. Small crowded apartments, where many families lived in one building. • Often a lack of sanitation • Shared kitchen and other facilities

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