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turnpikes
They built turnpikes and had users pay toll. the toll income was supposed to be used to improve roads and ease travel. most turnpikes failed, few made profit.
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Nations first water powered textile mill
samuel Samuel slater was the founder of the nations first water powered mill at Pawtucket Rhode Island. The mill used the flowing black stone river to power its machienery which purduced a section of the textile (cotton thread). Later new factories were built along new england rivers. -
railroads
The most dramatic advance in transportion was the construction of railroads. The first american trains in the 1820s were pulled by horses. Soon later inventors constructed steam power engines that pulled heavier loads of freight and passangers at higher speeds. Unlike canals railroads cost less to build and were more easily scale hills. Trains moved faster than ships and carried more weight. -
construction of canals
The second transportation advancements were in the early 1800s when the construction of canals were performed. The nations canal network increased from 100 miles in 1816 to 3300 in 1840. Canals provided efficient water transportation thats help farms to the expanding cities. -
first invention of steamboat
American Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat called the Clermont. By burning wood or coal, the engine boiled the water to create steam. The force of the steam turned a large, rotating oaddle, which caused the boat to move through the water. This method made it easier to travel upstream against a current.robert fulton -
National Road
roadThe best route, made of crushed rock, was the National road. It was funded by the federal government. The roadway extended West of Maryland into the Ohio river. This roadway still exists in present day Viriginia -
Manufacturer of cloth
Lowell manufacturingFrancis cabot Lowell developed another industrial system in MA. it operated in the manufacture of cloth instead of the production of thread. during the 1920s Lowell built more factories on the merrimack river and built a new town called Lowell. -
agriculture
Agriculture remained as the predominant activity in the united states. But the chane affected the farming though. American famrs were raising larger crops for the market. During 1815, American farmers only sold a third of there harvests. But in 1860 there share had doubled. -
Erie Canal
the Erie Canal era The best canal of the era was known as the Erie Canal. The construction began in 1817 and was finished in 1825. It ran 363 miles across New york state from lake Erie to the Hudson river. Before the canal it could cost up to 100 or more to ship a ton of fraight from the city of buiffalo. The canal lowered that cost to just 4 dollars. The canal helped make New York City the nations greatest commercial center. -
Improvemnet of the steamboat
Before the steamboat, it took four months to travel 1440 miles through New Orleans to Louisville, kentucky alone the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.By 1820 it took a steamboat only 20 days to do the same journey. By 1828 it only took 6 days for same exact jour ney. Steamboats improved transportation for people and also goods. -
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factories
changing livesfactories changed the working lives of people. Machines increased the pace of work and divided jobs into smaller tasks done by workers. This process didnt need much skill or training for individual jobs. Factory owners benefited because less qualified workers were less costly. In some trades owners achieved those benefits without adopting new machines (clothing, shoes, etc.). -
communication
American Samuel F.B. Morse invented the electric telegraph. It allowed electrical pulses to travel long distances along metal wires as coded signals. The code of dots and dashes is called Morse code after Samuel. Before the telegraph a message could travel only as fast as a horse. Using Morse's, the message could travel instantly.
