INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

OVERVIEW

• In the 1800's in Great Britain a revolution began
• Not a revolution involving the fury of men
• But the ingenuity and intelligence of the people.

NATURAL ENERGY SOURCES

• The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain led to the idea of using natural resources.
• They used coal which powered engines and others of the sort.
• They also used streams which had them use natural energy from the streams.

AMERICAN INGENUITY

• They built textile factories near swiftly flowing rivers
• The river powered the factories that led to mass production.

MASS PRODUCTION

• Mass production led to an extreme drop in price.
• It also led to a mass amount of slaves being taken and sent to work

THE NORTH

• The north went from a economic hub to farming land.
• The north now became farmers and grew what they needed.
• What they did not eat or use they sold at markets.

THE SOUTH

• After the Industrial Revolution many inventions were born.
• Some of which were the cotton gin and the textile mills run on natural energy.
• The amount of slaves in the south before the Industrial Revolution was 750,000
• The amount of slaves during the Revolution was 1,200,000.

THE NORTH VS. THE SOUTH

THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

• The textile industry was changed by natural energy.
• Now the people working in these mills could run machines to do the work.

THE SIDES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• The United States split into two sides
• The North and the South

THE TENSION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH

• The North became less profitable.
• The South took control and began selling cash crops.
• The North was jealous of the South's power.

AMERICAN SYSTEM

• It was created by James Madison.
• The North would produce the manufactured goods.
• The South would by these goods.
• The South would produce grain, meat and cotton
• The North would buy it.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

• They produce National Roads and canals
• They just improved the roads and railroads significantly

SECOND BANK OF THE US AND TARRIFS

• The people liked the bank because it made it hard for the British
• They raised the tax on British goods so American made goods are more affordable.

ELECTION OF 1816