Early Industrialization

1. Mikey Cotelesa, Taylor Frombach, Adrianna Duranti, Austin Pitt, Bryan Willcox, and Mark Mehok (Cotton Gin) Early Industrialization

2. Industrial Revolution • Major turning point in American History • Changed almost every aspect of life • 1750-1850 • Steam power was introduced during this period of time

3. Industrial Revolution(cont.) • Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation and technology were the main industries • Samuel Slater is considered the father of the American Industrial Revolution

4. Cotton Gin • Was developed by Eli Whitney • Turning Point in the economic history of the U.S • Used by cotton farmers in the south • Was considered the future of the Southern farmers at the time • Cotton was the major product in the south so this was one of the revolutionary inventions of the South

5. Expansion of Agriculture- West • Fertile land and soil • Was for some people a new start in life • People farmed cattle and cows • Some people were prospectors in search of gold

6. Expansion of Agriculture- South • Made cotton and tobacco • Used slaves • Civil war made profit on crops drop dramatically

7. Advances in Transportation • In 1811 the first road was built. Now that road is called Route 40 • Karl Benz invented the first automobile in 1886 • Steamboats were a huge revolution in the way that American’s traded goods and received goods • The first steamboat in was successfully built by John Fitch in 1787

8. Canals and Railroads • Canals were designed for the use of steamboats • They were used for travel and transportation of goods • Railroads revolutionized travel at the time • It was used to transport goods • Many slaves and workers died laying railroad tracks

9. Telegraph • The telegraph at the time was the major revolution of communication • It was used with code through telegraph wires throughout the U.S • Samuel Morse, the inventor of Morse code invented the telegraph language, Morse code • These would be instrumental in the Civil War

10. Immigration • During the Industrial Revolution many immigrants wanted to live the “American Dream” and come to America • There were so many immigrants coming from major port cities such as New York and San Francisco • The main races were Chinese, Irish and other Europeans

11. Famine in Ireland • In the 1800’s there was a great famine called the “Potato Famine” • This forced many Irish people to move to the east coast of the U.S • Duffy’s Cut is a famous historical site where many Irish immigrants were killed laying railroad tracks

12. Political Unrest in Germany • In the middle half of the nineteenth century almost half of Ireland and Germany immigrated to the U.S • There was severe unemployment, much unrest in the Government and inconceivable hardships at home

13. Recruiting the Chinese • During the Industrial Revolution many Chinese immigrants came to America for the California Gold Rush • They were enlisted into laying railroad tracks • Although there was a large scale immigration the population decreased over time

14. Reaction of Nativists • Some people to the were happy about the Mass Migration to the U.S while some were not • Most people were unhappy about the Chinese immigration • There was now competition for their work but they were doing the hard labor work for minimum wage and maximum hours