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Samuel Slater
One of the biggest figures in the American Industrial Revolution was Samuel Slater. Slater was an English-American industrialist known for bringing industrialism to America. He was first part of the British Industrial Revolution, but later snuck out to share the ideas with America (even though it was forbidden). Samuel used his prior knowledge to build the first water-powered textile mile in 1793 in Rhode Island. -
Tariff of 1816
To protect the American industries, congress imposed the Tariff of 1816. the tariff increased the price on imported goods by twenty to twenty-five percent. The tariff helped boost the nation's economy, but farmers were struggling to pay higher priced goods. -
Missouri Compromise
in 1820, Henry Clay created the Missouri Compromise. To balance admission of Missouri as a slave state, the northern district of Massachusetts would enter the union as a free state of Maine. to avoid conflict the compromise drew a line across the continent from the bottom left corner of Missouri to the nation' western boundary. in result, northern states were free states, while south were considered slave states. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal has been the most well known canal for centuries. The canal was built in 1825, and ran across New York from Lake Erie (hence the name) to the Hudson River. Before the completion of the canal it would cost at least one hundred dollars to make a naval trip, after the completion the cost was only four dollars. The canal was a monumental advantage for New York, the state soon became the nation's leading commercial center. -
The National Road
The start of the Industrial Revolution brought many triumphs for transportation. The National Road, considered to be the country's best route, and consisted of crushed rock. It extended west from Maryland to west Virginia. Even though that does not seem far today, the road helped travelers to move up and down the east coast faster. By 1837 the National Road had even reached as far west as Illinois.
