INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Beginning

• The Industrial Revolution began in England.
• It began in the late 18th century.
• It began because inventors had created stem powered machines.
• The steam powered machines had led to the mass production of goods.

Revolution in the U.S

• It began in the U.S because of the British blockade.
• The blockade prevented the U.S from trading with other countries.
• The U.S was then forced to create its own raw materials.
• The U.S also used the Revolution to pay off large debt.

THE NORTH

• The North was the side that benefitted the most during the Revolution.
• The North had such success because of its largely populated cities.
• People from around the U.S moved to the North for the new opportunities
• The North also began to depend on slave labor in the factories.
• The North became the industrial center of United States

The South

• At the beginning the Revolution had very little impact on the South
• Later on the Industrial Revolution weakened the Southern economy.
• The new transportation made it easier for the South to sell goods.
• The Revolution also took away slave labor from the Southern farms.
• The South supplied the North with materials in exchange for raw materials

Important People

• Eli Whitney- Inventor of the cotton gin.
• Samuel Crompton- Inventor of the Mule
• James Watt- Inventor of the first reliable steam engine
• Elias Howe- Inventor of the sewing machine
• Samuel F. B. Morse- Inventor of the Telegraph

IMPORTANT INVENTIONS

• Spinning Jenny- Machine used to weave cloth and make clothing
• Steam Engine- Engine powered by boiling water to move boats and trains
• The Thresher- separated grains from stalk
• Cotton Gin- separated seeds from cotton
• Telegraph- a machine that sends messages using Morse code

Effects of the Revolution