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Spinning Jeny
This invention was invented by James Hargreaves. It reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This device benefited the South better than the North. -
The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was an invention invented by Eli Whitney (SOUTH) to help the slaves and farmers clean the cotton in 1 hour instead of 10 hours. This invention benefited the South because thats where cotton feilds where more common. -
The Missouri Comprimise
In order for the Congress to maintain power between free and slave states, the Missouri Comprimise was passed in 1820. -
Lowell Mill Girls
In Lowell, Massachusetts girls where forced to work for hours with only small portions of food delivered to them. This organization benefited the North. -
The Comprimise of 1850
The Comprimise of 1850 was developed to deal with the issue of slavery. Senetor Henry Clay introduced a list of resolutions with his goal of creating a comprimise for the problem between the North and South. This comprimise mostly benefited the North. -
Irish Immigration
In Ireland, beginning in 1845, a disastrous plant disease fell on the staple crop, potatoes. This created a major famine that forced millions of Irish people into starvation. From 1847 to 1854, over 1.25 million Irish people moved to the United States to escape the famine, some as a result of American labor recruiters in Ireland. -
Dynamite
Dynamite is a device that was used for clearing mines and destroying bulidings. This invention was created by Alfred Nobel In England 1867. It impacted both North and South for the gold rush. -
The First Great Migration
The Great Migration, or the movement of more than 6 million African Americans from the South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970.
