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IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SHIPMENT OF GOODS
• Robert Fulton –Revolutionized shipment of manufactured and agricultural goods by with his steam-powered boat.
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGYON AGRICULTURE
• John Deere’s steel plow & Cyrus McCormick’s reaper would impact agriculture and make it easier to settle new territories in the West.
John Deere’s Steel Plow
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGYON AGRICULTURE
McCormick’sreaper
SECTIONALISM
• Sectionalism refers to the economic, social, cultural & political differences that exist between different parts of the country
IMPACT OF TECHNOLGYON SECTIONALISM• Technology helped to foster
sectionalism in the country.
• The South is transformed into a plantation system dependent on slave labor
• The North became a region dependent on factories & immigrant laborers.
• The West becomes a growing frontier of small landowners
The Industrial Revolution did more than transform the nation’s economy; it helped set the nation on a course that ultimately led to westward expansion & civil war.
EARLY U. S. INDUSTRIALIZATION
1. Who invented the cotton gin & interchangeable parts?
a.Eli Whitney C. Robert Fultonb.Samuel Slater D. Cyrus McCormick
2. In what ways did the Industrial Revolution impact both the northern & southern United States? How did it impact western territories?