the antebellum years unit viii. sect. 3 the worlds of the north & south
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The Antebellum YearsUnit VIII. Sect. 3
The Worlds of the North & South
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Objectives• -recall at least two of the major
inventions of the antebellum era and at least one benefit of each .
• -describe one benefit and two problems with railroads.
• -make connections between the telegraph in the 1840s to the cell phone today.
• -give two benefits railroads had over canals.
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Industry in the North
• New machines were being invented.
• First sewing machine was invented in 1846.
• This allowed dozens of shirts to be made in the time it took to make one by hand.
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Industry in the North
• John Deere invented a light weight steel plow, which a horse could pull faster than the old iron plow.
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Industry in the North
• Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper in 1847.
• It could mow five times as much wheat and other grains as hand tools could.
• Many farm hands lost jobs and went to work for factories in northern cities.
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Industry in the North
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Industry in the North
• The telegraph was invented in 1844.
• It sent electrical signals along a wire to someone who would translate them.
• Dots, dashes, and spaces were turned into words.
• Almost instant communication
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Industry in the North
• Railroads began to pop up with the invention of the steam-powered locomotive.
Problems with RRs
1. People thought they would lose their jobs.
2. Locomotives often broke down.
3. Embers started fires.
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Best Friend of Charleston
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Industry in the North
• Clipper ships were invented in 1845 by John Griffiths.
• They had tall masts and narrow hulls and sailed fast.
• What was the effect on business?
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Industry in the North