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The North's Economy

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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THE NORTHS ECONOMY

IDUSTRALIZATION

  • Machines in factories ran on hydro electric power.
  • Made products by dividing tasks among workers.
  • New machines were created such as the sewing machine.

TRANSPORTATION

  • Clipper ships
  • Roads and canals
  • Growth of railroads
  • Steamboats
  • These all made transportation much faster and easier.

COMUNICATION

  • Telegraphs made communication faster by sending electric signals.
  • The morse code was a series of dots and dashes representing the alphabet.

AGRICULTURE

  • John Deere invented the steel tipped plow, was invented in 1830.
  • The steel tipped plow made farming quicker and cheaper.