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Technology

Technology. Maximizing the use of time and energy Man to machine The evolution of technology in America. Cottage Industry. Before there were factories, textiles and other items were produced on a small scale in homes .

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Technology

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  1. Technology Maximizing the use of time and energy Man to machine The evolution of technology in America

  2. Cottage Industry • Before there were factories, textiles and other items were produced on a small scale in homes. • Farming families would supplement their income by producing and selling manufactured goods in addition to the agricultural products. • Small scale production

  3. The Industrial Revolution

  4. The Spinning Jenny

  5. The Spinning Jenny • This machine automated the process of spinning cotton fibers into thread. • Many Jennies could be mounted on a singleframe and tended by one person. • Greatly increased the amount of thread that could be produced.

  6. Factory Work

  7. From England to America • The Spinning Jenny and Power Loom were invented in England and made the British very rich. • The British worked very hard to keep the technology to themselves. • But that didn’t last long.

  8. Early Industrial America

  9. The Cotton Gin • Bales of Cotton

  10. The Cotton Gin

  11. The Cotton Gin • Invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. • The cotton gin removes the seeds from short staple cotton. • One person operating the machine could clean 50 pounds of cotton in a day. • This made growing cotton in the south profitable.

  12. What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, had the effect of increasing the number of slaves needed for labor in the deep south? The Cotton Gin

  13. The Power Loom

  14. The Power Loom • A machine that automated the weavingprocess. • Used a “flying shuttle” to greatly increase the speed of the weavingprocess. • Like the spinning jenny, power looms used water power at first.

  15. The Steam Engine

  16. The Jungle By Upton Sinclair

  17. Immigration • Increased dramatically between 1840-1860 • Most came from Ireland and Germany • The growth of factories created a demand for cheap labor …..immigrants helped fill this demand

  18. When immigrants came to America, most settled in cities • They settled in areas of the city where others from their country had formally settled. • This created ethnic communities • Ethnic means people with the same physical traits, language, and customs

  19. Answer: B ethic neighborhoods • During the 1800’s the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resulted in the rapid growth of • effective public Health programs • ethnic neighborhoods • public parks and recreational neighborhoods • affordable public housing

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