life in the late 18 th century… assume that travel by horseback could be accomplished at about 7.5...
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Life in the late 18th century…
• Assume that travel by horseback could be accomplished at about 7.5 miles per hour, and travel by coach or carriage at about 9 miles per hour. Travel would occur about eight hours per day.
How long would it take in 1774 – at 9mph (only 8 hours per day)
How long would it take in 2009 – at 65 mph
1. From Hartford, CT to Philadelphia: 213 miles
2. From Wilmington, DE to Philadelphia: 29 miles
3. Savannah, GA to Philadelphia: 728 miles
4. Baltimore, MD to Philadelphia: 103 miles
5. From Boston, MA to Philadelphia: 316 miles
6. Portsmouth, NH to Philadelphia: 364 miles
7. New York, NY to Philadelphia: 97 miles
8. Trenton, NJ to Philadelphia: 34 miles
9. Raleigh, NC to Philadelphia: 428 miles
10. Providence, RI to Philadelphia: 276 miles
11. Charleston, SC to Philadelphia: 682 miles
12. Williamsburg, VA to Philadelphia: 300 miles
Identification
(1800s) A shift from manual labor to mechanized work. Changes in
transportation, communication, and fabrication encouraged national economic
growth and regional specialization.
In what part of the country were most of the canals, roads, and railroads
located in the mid-1800s?
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Identify the invention(How did it work?)
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What was life like before it?
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What were the effects of this invention
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Which region did this impact the most?
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Who invented it?
Identify the invention
What was life like before it?
What were the effects of this invention
Which region did this impact the most?
Robert Fulton
Used steam engine to power a paddle and move upstream
New Orleans Louisville (1,440 mi) = 4 months
Shotgun House
Who invented it?
Identify the invention
What was life like before it?
What were the effects of this invention
Which region did this impact the most?
Robert Fulton
Used steam engine to power a paddle and move upstream
New Orleans Louisville (1,440 mi) = 4 months
By 1820… NOLA Louisville = 20 daysBy 1838… NOLA Louisville = 6 days• Leads to a canal building boom (Erie Canal)• Leads to growth of cities (NYC population grows from 124,000 800,000)North
Who invented it?
Identify the invention
What was life like before it?
What were the effects of this invention
Which region did this impact the most?
Eli Whitney
Separates seeds from cotton
Seeds picked out by hand… 1 slave could clean 1 lb per day – not profitable!
By 1794… hand cranked = 50 lbs per dayBy 1850… steam driven = 1,000 lbs per day• Increased cotton production• Increased need for slavesSouth
URBAN Factory Owner RURAL Plantation Owner
Why would a factory owner think an industrial economy benefits the working class (women)?
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Why would a plantation owner think an agrarian economy benefits the working class (slaves)?
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