Industrial revolution 3 by Brendan Sadowski

The Mechanical Reaper 1847

brendansadowski — 2024-09-12 14:41:23 UTC

It was created by Cyrus McCormick, it was a machine that was originally used to cut wheat and other grains. The reaper can do the work of five men using hand tools.

Urbanization 1850

brendansadowski — 2024-09-12 14:48:56 UTC

By 1850, the number of people had risen by 15 percent. This was because people were moving to the cities due to many new job opportunities. Although this caused many problems like, dirty streets, air pollution, no sewers,(to much garbage in street).

Labor Force 1800's

brendansadowski — 2024-09-12 14:54:13 UTC

Boys and girls as young as 7 worked in factories. They were needed to fit around textile Mills. But the majority of the labors were the Lowell girls. These women helped the economy tremendously by doing good work for long hours.

Inventions and Technology cast iron stove 1834

brendansadowski — 2024-09-13 14:22:26 UTC

In 1834, Philo Stewart developed a cast iron stove small enough for use in an average kitchen. There were 90,000 sold. The Cast Iron stove was only one sign of the way northern factories were changing the lives of ordinary people.

Industry Textile mills/spinning and weaving mills 1812

brendansadowski — 2024-09-13 14:31:21 UTC

During the war of 1812, Francis Cabot Lowell, a Boston merchant, found a way to improve on British Textile Mills. In Britain, one factory spun thread and a second factory wove it into cloth. They combined Spinning and Weaving mills under one roof.

Daily life in Factory Towns Lowell Girls day in the, 1800's

brendansadowski — 2024-09-13 14:39:50 UTC

The Lowell girls worked in factories with mills. The girls worked long hours each day for 6 days a week. On their off day they were able to go to museums, hat stores, and go shopping. These girls made half as much as the men did, and most of their money would be send back home to their families. This work was very hard, and very dangerous and there were little to no breaks. After their days were over they had to all share beds and kitchens together.

interchangeable parts 1789

brendansadowski — 2024-09-13 14:52:07 UTC

Because the Government bought so many guns, Whitney went to Washington D.C, to try and sell his idea. At first they laughed at his plan. Carefully, Whitney sorted parts for 10 muskets into separate parts from each pile, in minutes, the first musket was assembled. Whitney repeated the process until 10 muskets were complete. The idea of interchangeable parts quickly spread and became very popular.

Erie Canal 1817

brendansadowski — 2024-09-16 14:27:21 UTC

“The Erie canal opened a high volume trade route linking the Atlantic coast with the great lakes, spurred vigorous settlement and development in the entire Great Lakes region, and established New York City as the commercial and economic center in the United states.”

Urbanization/Diseases 1850

brendansadowski — 2024-09-16 14:40:48 UTC

Untreated sewage and garbage often seeped into walls or flowed into streams and rivers, polluting the water. The contaminated water spread disease. Epidemics of cholera raged through cities, killing thousands of people. At that time coal started to become an important source of industrial and home heating power, but the smoke also caused health problem.

Mechanical Drill 1844

brendansadowski — 2024-09-16 14:50:51 UTC

There was a mechanical Drill to plant grain, a threshing machine to beat grain from its husk, and a horse-drawn hay rake. These machines helped farmers raise more grain with fewer hands. As a result, thousands of farm workers left the countryside. some went west to start their own farms of their own. Others found jobs in new factories in the northern cities.