Industrialization in America
explanatory Essay
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As America was rapidly industrializing, the products that were being mass-produced were in demand all over the nation. In order to get food, supplies and raw materials to the industrial centers that needed them, it was crucial that the speed of transportation was increased. Multiple types of transportation came forth in early 1800’s including roads, canals, steamboats and railroads which would all contribute to the industrialization of America. This time period would come to be known as the “Transportation Revolution” of America. (Ochoa 2). In 1815, farmers were struggling to keep up with the high cost of transportation of their goods. Near the end of the Transportation Revolution in 1850, transportation cuts had been cut by ninety-five percent and farmers were given much more opportunity to make a profit (Clark 1). Roadways started developing across America and played a major role in delivering raw materials to where they would be produced and then from that site to markets. However the financing of these roads quickly became an issue between the federal government and the states. In 1808, the federal government built the National Road, which was a major route that started in Virginia and extended from the Appalachian Mountains to Illinois. The National Road became the most significant road for Western settlers to travel on. Unlike most roads that were muddy and hard to drive on and muddy, the National Road was solid and made of gravel and stone. States generally built and financed their own roads around the older transportation routes and where the marketplaces were in the state. Roads gave new ways to transport goods and people across the nation, further supporting industrialization in America (Holtkamp 1). By 1807, advance... ... middle of paper ... ... being sold (“McCormick, Cyrus [1800-1860]” 2). John Deere also made advancements in agricultural machinery. Deere made the first iron plow with a steel edge in America. The plow could slice many more miles of Midwestern prairies than was previously possible. In the mid 1840’s Deere sold 1,000 plows and in the next decade he sold 10,000 each year (“McCormick, Cyrus [1800-1860]” 1). Deere’s plow prompted the beginning of a new industrial empire of Deere’s agricultural equipment (Ochoa 3). The goods that were abundantly produced by the plow and reaper would feed the nation and therefore allow for population growth in America (“The Industrialization of Agriculture” 3). The machinery also made farming much more profitable for farmers because it had taken a lot of time and money to harvest the plants before the inventions were sold (“McCormick, Cyrus [1800-1860]” 1).
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the speed of transportation was crucial to the rapid industrialization of america. roads, canals and steamboats were used to transport goods and people across the nation.
- Explains that steamboats revolutionized america's transportation and economy by providing new ways to transport goods and people.
- Explains how the federal government financed the construction of canals that would link back to roads because the growth of industry and economy called for growth in transportation.
- Explains that railroads were more efficient than other types of transportation. they were not affected by weather and could run all day everyday with quicker and more direct routes to cities.
- Explains how cyrus mccormick made the first mechanical horse-drawn reaper in america in 1834, which transformed agriculture by allowing farmers to harvest more acres of land than before. deere also made advancements in agricultural machinery.
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- Explains that the transcontinental railroad was inevitable to help bind america together. the federal government would have to step in if america wanted the railroad built.
- Explains that the united states operated nearly half the mileage of the world's railroads during the nineteenth century. physical mobility became essential to everyday life after the 1870s.
- Explains that time and space were no longer a big concern holding back the american people from experiencing new ideas. with the transcontinental railroad, people had easier access to the rest of the nation.
- Explains that the railroads rushed the united states ahead of the world technologically and economically.
- Explains how the railroads helped farmers, as they could send their crops to surrounding cities faster and better, all the way to the other side of the country. post-civil war, army soldiers were used to run trains.
- Explains how the number of factories increased in the nineteenth century, creating jobs while boosting the american economy.
- Explains that the united states was in dire need to adapt and advance in the nineteenth century. the construction and use of railroads helped change the way of american life.
- Cites cooley, mcintyre, and clarke, curtis. the american railway.
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- Explains that the united states possessed a large wealth of natural resources that helped drive the industrial revolution. the first technological breakthroughs occurred in britain.
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- Explains that the industrial revolution began in the most civilized and educated country in western europe, england. the british parliament controlled its territories through laws and other restrictions.
- Explains that the british parliament passed a series of acts to regulate colonial trade, including the navigation act, trade acts, and stamp act.
- Describes how samuel slater, the world's first industrial spy, emigrated to the newly formed united states. he had been involved in the textile industry in great britain since the age of fourteen.
- Explains that samuel slater salvaged parts from the existing machinery, rebuilt inoperative machines, and constructed completely new equipment. he was a pioneer in the system of division of labor and used interchangeable parts in his mills.
- Explains how slater's mills changed the landscape of new england, and the lives of america’s families.
- Explains how the new textile industry changed america from an agricultural society to a manufacturing society.
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- Analyzes the various navigation acts the british parliament passed in an attempt to enact navigation legislation.
- Analyzes how the article discusses the importance of textile crops to the american colonists before the colonization.
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- Explains that samuel slater was responsible for advancing the transfer of critical textile technology to america from great britain.
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- Explains that samuel slater's bibliography describes his origins and how he became known as "the father of the american textile industry."
- Discusses the impact of "the intolerable acts," including the stamp act and the summary:
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