Industrial Revolution of Early 1800’s
• Major changes in communication, transportation and manufacturing, encouraging economic growth.
Telegraph
• Samuel Morse•Used a code of dots and
dashes to represent letters
Cotton Gin
• Separated the cotton seeds from the fibers•Made cotton farming
profitable.• Increased need for slaves
Steam Boat
• Used steam power to go upstream.• Invented the practical steam engine to be
used in boats.• Opened up shipping on Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers
Erie Canal
• Connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River• Causes a boom in the cities of
Buffalo and New York City
Tenement Housing
• Small crowded apartments, where many families lived in one building.
• Often a lack of sanitation• Shared kitchen and other facilities
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