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America in the 1800’s. Free vs. Slave. Characteristics of the North. Economy Technologies People & Lifestyle Transportation/Communication. Economy. Industrial Economy The use of mass production and division of labor to produce products at an increased rate and scale.
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Characteristics of the North • Economy • Technologies • People & Lifestyle • Transportation/Communication
Economy • Industrial Economy • The use of mass production and division of labor to produce products at an increased rate and scale. • Driven by new ideas, methods and technologies • Utilize external energy sources to power “work” • Steam Power • Water Power • Fossil Fuels • Wind Power • Nuclear Power
Economy • Industrialization (Three Phases) ① Division of labor (tasks) ② Factories with specialized laborers working together to create products quickly ③ Replacement of laborers with of new machinery to complete some stages of production
New Technologies • Weaving (textile) Looms • Sewing Machine • Washing Machine • Wrench **See communication and transportation
Transportation • Locomotive • Coal powered Steam powered (Peter Cooper) • Canals • Steamboat (Robert Fulton) • Clipper Ships
Steam Locomotive Clipper Ship
Communication • The Telegraph • Samuel Morse • “Morse Code” • Series of dots and dashes that represent letters • Typewriter • Improved business communications
Telegraph Morse Code
People & Lifestyles • Population movement • From rural areas to urban centers (Urbanization) • Rise of cities • St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit…..Big cities got bigger (New York/Philadelphia) • No Slavery • An Immigrant Society • Irish: Potato famine • German: Escape revolution and persecution • Cities became melting pots of culture