Industrial Revolution
Published on Dec 03, 2015
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OUTCOME
- The Industrial Revolution caused many things to change.
- New inventions and machine were made to make life easier.
- Products began to be made in factories.
The Beginning
- This all started after the War of 1812.
- The Embargo Act Jefferson started had a huge effect on the start as well.
- People started to realize they can accomplish more than they already could.
- People in Boston started to make different types of cloths.
- Also new iron techniques led to the better use of coal.
Money Increase
- A huge affect of the Revolution was the huge increase in money.
- The use of factories allowed money to come in faster.
- The use of factories brought in so much using cheap labor.
- The use of factories also helped people get their goods faster.
Population Increase
- The population of the North and South increase dramatically.
- The reason of this was because of the jobs being offered in the South.
- Also there was a great production of cotton that attracted people.
Problems in the North
- The North realized the Revolution didnt have that great of an effect on them.
- The idea of slavery was not used in the North as it was in the South.
- Also farming wasn't as strong as it was in the South.
- All this made the North was an economic change.
Textile Industries
- The manufacturing of cloth was a big deal during this time.
- There were some problems because the product was a such a high price.
- Manufactures had to improvise and make the people happy.
- What they did was use a cheaper product to produce the cloth.
The Popularity of Cotton
- The production of cotton was the most profitable crop during this time.
- A lot of people wanted to have great amounts of it.
- Even though it was very easy to produce, it was very hard to separate.
Slavery
- Slaves were used in the South and had a huge effect on crops.
- During the Revolution, there was a massive increase in slave trade.
- Due to the huge production of cotton, more slaves were needed.
Ideas from Madison
- Madison wanted to make some changes during this time.
- His ideas included restoring the national bank and giving out tarriffs.
- Also a great idea he had was to build a way to make traveling easier.
- This idea led into the construction of roads.
Transportation
- The building of roads had a huge effect on the people.
- This was of traveling was way faster than canals.
- This project started in 1811 and ended in 1825.
The use of Tariffs
- Tariffs were used to impose the goods purchased by the people.
- The reason for tariffs were because of the British goods being sold.
- These would also help pay for the costs of the road system.
The Responses
- The South was not happy because they didnt want the government involved.
- Also the west didnt depend on manufacturing and they weren't eager to tax.
- And the North did not have a problem with the tariffs.
The Idea of a Second Bank
- The people had though the idea of a second bank was a good one.
- This bank would allow the use of money to be used nation wide.
- And the use of a second bank would make businesses more easy.
Conclusion
- The Revolution was a huge effect in US history.
- It allowed many ideas to be built on over the years,
- The ideas also led up to bigger and better ones that we have today.
