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America’s Economic Revolution

This chapter discusses the factors that allowed for industrial growth in America's economic revolution, including population growth, transportation/communication advancements, technology, and business organization. It also explores the impact of canals, railroads, and changes in newspapers on the economy. Additionally, it examines the value of manufactured goods, the labor force, and the changing dynamics of wealth and social mobility.

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America’s Economic Revolution

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  1. America’s Economic Revolution Chapter 10

  2. Dr. Alan Brinkley

  3. Factors that allow Industrial Growth *Population *Transportation/communication *Technology *Business organization

  4. 1790 1800 1820 1830 1840 1860 US Population

  5. Factors for Population Growth *Public Health Efforts *High Birth Rates *Immigration

  6. Growth of Cities *1860 – 26% of North in cities *Growth along Miss. R. & tribs *Growth along Great Lakes *Poor immigrants stay in cities

  7. Northern European Other English Irish German

  8. Different groups settle in different parts of the US Based on economic circumstances

  9. NATIVISM *Immigrants inferior *Breed urban slums *Corrupt politics – sell votes *Stealing jobs from real Americans *Catholic –Pope will take over

  10. Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner American Party

  11. The Know-Nothings

  12. CANALS

  13. ERIE CANAL *Started 1817 finished 1825 *$7 million *Easier transportation of goods 1820 1 ton flour 3 weeks $120 1825 1 ton flour 8 days $6*13,000boats 1st year

  14. DeWitt Clinton

  15. Effect on NYC *Population from: 123,000 in 1820 to 814,000 in 1860 *1800 - 9% of US Exports *1860 - 62%

  16. RAILROADS

  17. Growth 1830 23 miles 1840 2818 miles 1850 9021 miles 1860 30626 miles 2/3 of track in North

  18. Major RR lines New York Central New York And Erie Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio

  19. 1844 Samuel Morse By 1860 50,000 miles Connects East to West

  20. House of Representatives by Morse

  21. Changes in Newspapers *Steam Cylinder Rotary Press *Telegraph *1846 Associated Press *Raymond-Times *Greely-Tribune *Bennett-Herald

  22. Value of Manufactured Goods • $483,000,000 1850 $1,000,000,000 1860 $2,000,000,000 74,000 of 140,000 manufacturers are in Northeast

  23. Patents 1830- 544 1850 - 993 1860 - 4778

  24. 1839 Charles Goodyear Vulcanized Rubber

  25. Sewing Machine 1846 Elias Howe Improved by Isaac Singer

  26. Clipper Ship 300 miles per day 1840’s & 50’s peak

  27. LABOR

  28. Opening of new farmland in Midwest & new farm equipment allows surplus of food to be grown Better transportation allows it to get to cities

  29. 2 ways to recruit workers • Mid-Atlantic – bring whole families from farms • Young women- mostly from farms 17-20

  30. Lowell Girls

  31. Immigrants Many need money -will work for less -will accept poor working conditions

  32. Factory Workers Average Hours 12-14 per day Skilled Male $4-10 Unskilled Male $1-6 Women & kids less

  33. Skilled artisans hurt by mass production Form trade unions Unions don’t do well

  34. Some help for workers: • Some states pass max workday laws at 10 hours • Some pass child labor laws-limit at 10 unless parents agree to more • Massachusetts Supreme Court says unions legal

  35. Poor & Rich

  36. In 1860 5% of families own 50% of the wealth

  37. Character of wealth changes With merchants and industrialist wealth goes from property to MONEY

  38. Culture of wealth begins to change *live in opulent neighborhoods *belong to clubs *show off wealth

  39. Central Park

  40. Destitute-Bottom of Society *Widows & orphans *unemployed immigrants *Mentally ill *Physically unable to work *Forced to menial labor: Free Blacks Irish

  41. Possibility for change: *Social mobility *Geographic mobility

  42. Move to cities changes family structure *Father loses control-no longer can use land distribution

  43. *Home no longer center of all activity Separation of private (home) and public (work) lives

  44. Women and the Cult of Domesticity Change for women comes with the middle class

  45. Husband is the income producer Work is seen as only for lower class women Middle class wives stay home

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