History Unit 5 Sectional Differences North and South Flashcards
(27 cards)
Northeast have what and what about landforms
Have access to capital
Land does not suit farming
Rivers
Northern Industrialization
Embargo 1807
Americans create their own goods
Mills and factories —talk about the first mill
Samuel Slater
1st water powered mill located in US–>in Pawtucket ri
What was Francis Cabot Lowell’s Deal
The Waltham Lowell System
The effects of machinery
Textile mills mechanize first Increased production Decrease in skilled labor Division of labor tasks Death of cottage industry Children working
What was the immigration to the us
Ireland and Germany
Potato famine, 1 mil left and 1 mil died
What did nativists do
Campaign against immigrants
Push for laws to deny rights
What did Samuel Morse create
The electric telegraph
What did Elias Howe create
Sewing machine
What did Samuel colt create
Colt revolver
What did Cyrus McCormick create
Mechanical reaper (agriculture)
What did Eli Whitney create
Cotton gin
What was also created key to the industry
Interchangeable parts (firearms)
What were some improvements in transpiration
Turnpikes steamboats and clipper ships
What were turnpikes
Toll roads privately owned
What was a famous turnpike
The National road (1811) 1st major improved highway in us Built by federal gov Connects Potomac river to Ohio River, east coast to west coast Promotes western migration
The Eerie Canal when and who pushed for it
1817-1825
Gov Dewitt Clinton pushes project
What was the Eerie Canal and what did it do
Canal that cut Hudson River to Great Lakes and cut travel time from buffalo to NYC from 20 days to 6
Results of the Eerie Canal
New cities blossom in NY (Syracuse etc)
Encourages western migration to OH
NYC becomes center of commerce
Where did Clipper chips stretch
Light efficient ships from east coast to California
When did railroad technology arrive in us
1828
Why was the railroad special
Fast reliable and cheaper to build than canals
No reliance on weather
Ability to built anywhere
30000 miles by 1860
What was US industry forced to be following the war of 1812
More self sufficient after the failure of the Embargo of 1807
Improved transportation leads to the expansion of markets and internal migration
Emergence of 3 sections of the country
What were the preindustrial ways of work
The Family Labor System
Work on or near home, winter work
Better system
Family apprenticeships
