The Industrial Revolution
Pages 222 - 225
The Industrial Revolution
• How did the completion of the Erie Canal impact
the expanding United States and New York City?
• How did the development of the steamboat, the
locomotive, and the telegraph impact the
American economy and commerce?
• How did improvements in transportation and
communication affect the Native Americans?
• How were jobs created and eliminated by the
introduction of the steamboat, railroad and
telegraph in America?
Vocabulary
• Industrial Revolution
period of invention
• cotton gin
used to remove
seeds from cotton
Vocabulary
• interchangeable parts
pieces made the same or
standard size
• reaper
a machine with sharp
blades to cut grain
• steam engine
engines that run on steam
Vocabulary
• Textile
a type of cloth
• Entrepreneur
a person who takes
risks in business
What was the Industrial Revolution?
• The Industrial
Revolution was a time
when inventors created
machines that began to
do the work that
people once did.
• The Industrial
Revolution changed the
way people worked,
traveled and lived.
What are some of the inventions that
came from the Industrial Revolution?
Eli Whitney invented the
cotton gin that cleaned
seeds from cotton and
made cotton an important
cash crop in the south.
He also created
interchangeable parts
that would fit into more
than one product.
Textile mills were built in
towns to weave cotton into
cloth all in one place.
These mills gave everyone
some type of job including
women and children.
What are some of the inventions that
came from the Industrial Revolution?
Robert Fulton invented
the steamboat. It had a
steam powered engine that
move the boat faster.
George Stephenson
invented the steam
locomotive. It had a steam
powered engine that replaced
the horses that used to pulled
trains along iron rails.
Samuel Morse invented the
telegraph.
This was an
invention that worked by a
person tapping out a series of
pulses that would send a
current that traveled through
a wire to another location.
The person on the other end
would hear the taps created
by the pulses and be able to
translate the message.
How did the Industrial Revolution
change farming and travel?
Farming became much
Travel became much faster
easier because of machines
that were invented. The
reaper cut grain which
created a need for less
farmers to grow food.
Many farmers began
moving to cities.
with the invention of the
steam engine which
produced more power than
a team of horses and could
pull heavier loads.
Robert Fulton designed a
steam engine boat that
could travel almost 4 times
faster than boats without
steam engines.
How did the Industrial Revolution
change farming?
Farming became much easier because of machines
that were invented.
The reaper cut grain which created a need for less
farmers to grow food. Many farmers began moving to
cities.
The cotton gin also decreased the amount of time
needed to clean the cotton. As a result, cotton became
a large cash crop for the south.
How did the Industrial Revolution
change transportation?
Travel became much faster with the invention of the
steam engine which produced more power than a
team of horses and could pull heavier loads.
Robert Fulton designed a steamboat that could
travel almost 4 times faster than boats without steam
engines.
George Stephenson built the first steam
locomotive which was a new kind of train that did not
need horses to pull it. Trains became the main form of
transportation in the United States.
How did the completion of the Erie Canal impact the
expanding United States and New York City?
• In 1817, the construction of the Erie Canal was
begun, and it opened in 1825.
• It was 363 miles long and connected the Lake Erie
to the Hudson River.
• It was so successful that New York City quickly
became the largest and most important port.
• For a few years, it was important to the U.S.
economy until canals became less important.
How did the development of the steamboat,
the locomotive, and the telegraph impact the
American economy and commerce?
• The steamboat could move more people in less time
through water.
• The invention of the steam locomotive also could
move more people in less time across land.
• The invention of the telegraph increased the speed
of communication. People did not have to wait weeks
and months to get messages.
How did improvements in transportation and
communication affect the Native Americans?
• Improved transportation allowed more people to
move westward and settle into areas that were once
only occupied by Native Americans.
• Improved communication allowed information to
travel quicker.
How were jobs created and eliminated by the
introduction of the steamboat, railroad,
and telegraph in America?
• More work was being done in less amounts of time
which required less people to do manual labor. For
example, less farmers were needed, so they moved to
the city to look for work.
• New types of jobs were created because of the
different way that people worked with the machines
that were invented. More goods were being produced
that needed to be packaged and shipped out to be
sold.