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The National Roads was important because it led settlers and goods from the east to new states in the western part of the US. It was opened in 1818 and ran from the Maryland to West Virginia. By 1841, it was opened through Ohio and ended in Vandalia, Illinois.

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Changed the way people traveled, lived and worked.
People began to use machines instead of hand tools.

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1. traveling on canals, boats, or barges could carry longer loads at less cost than wagons on land.
2. The most important canal was the Erie Canal in NY.
3. It started along the Hudson River and ended in Lake Erie.
4. Investors were asked to buy stock in the Erie Canal.
5. Irish immigrants came to US to build the Canal. They were paid more here than in Ireland.
6. It made NYC a leading trade in the US.
7. In 1825. the Erie Canal opened and the success of the Erie Canal set off a canal boom.

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a person who uses money to buy or make something that will yield a profit

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1. Canal building lasted only a short time in the US.
2. new and faster methods of carrying goods took over
3. the steam engine was invented in Britain by Thomas Newcomen
4. It used the steam produced by boiling water to move its parts
5. In 1807, Robert Fulton used the steam engine to power the Clermont, a boat, which went up the Hudson River in NYC to Albany NY
6. Steam engines were being used to power steamboats along with powering locomotives
7. The 1st locomotive was made in the US was the Thumb
8. Peter Cooper was the Manufacturer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1830
9. Railroads made it easier and cheaper to move heavy loads of raw materials and manufactured goods to all regions of the country
10. As the railroads grew so did manufacturing in the US

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Industrial Revolution for Kids | A simple yet comprehensive overview

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Britain
1. only country in the world that had machines to weave textiles .
2. They did not want the rest of the world to know about the machines
3. plans and machines were not allowed out of the country

Samuel Slater
1. he memorized how each iron gear and wooden spool worked.
2. left Britain under disguise and went to the US.
3. went to Pawtuket R and opened the first large scale mill in the US

Water Power
1. early mills built near rushing rivers.
2. waterwheels powered the machines connected to them.
3. steam engines were used to power engines
4. allowed production to expand and allowed textile mills and other factories to be built

Factories
1. more people worked in factories, no longer working at home
2. workers didn't need the same type of skills
3. factory workers were trianed to run the machines
4. many workers were women, children, and immigrants

Francis Cabot Lowell
1. developed a new system of organizing factories
2. entire process under one roof
3. called the Waltham System
4. provided boarding houses and good living conditions for his workers

Eli Whitney
1. invented interchangeable parts of guns
2. parts that are exactly alike
3.mass production
4. system of producing large numbers of goods at a time
-supply and demand
-when the supply of a product is high prices fall
-opposite of what i just wrote.

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Cause:
1. In 1793, Eli Whitney developed a machine called the cotton gin, or engine
Effect:
2. The cotton gin removed the seeds from cotton fibers much faster than by hand
3. Cotton can be prepared for marked in less time
4. Plantations can grow more cotton
5. Planters in the southern states considered cotton like "gold". They sold their cotton to textile mills in the northern states and in Europe
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Eli Whitney: Father of American Technology - Fast Facts | History

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In 1832, Cyrus McCornick invents the mechanical reaper, which harvests grain

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woven cloth made on a loom.

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a system of producing large amounts of goods at one time

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the amount of a good or service available for sale

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How Do Steam Locomotives Work - Steam Engines Explained

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-feeling of confidence in the US.
-the US stretched from sea to sea.
people began to use machines instead of hand tools
-it changed the way people lived traveled and worked