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The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution. Unit 6. Inventors & Inventions. Railroads. George Stephenson invented the Steam Locomotive “The Rocket” in 1829 Increased demand for travel across the United States and created jobs for immigrants!. Steamboat. Robert Fulton invented the steamboat

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The Industrial Revolution

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  1. The Industrial Revolution Unit 6

  2. Inventors &Inventions

  3. Railroads • George Stephenson invented the Steam Locomotive • “The Rocket” in 1829 • Increased demand for travel across the United States and created jobs for immigrants!

  4. Steamboat • Robert Fulton invented the steamboat • Developed the first commercially successful one!

  5. Cotton Gin • Invented by Eli Whitney • Increased the amount of cotton produced • Increased materials put out by factories, such as textiles and other clothing products

  6. Reaper • Invented by Cyrus McCormick and his slave Jo Anderson • Farmers could now produce more grains in a faster amount of time (higher supply and cheaper cost!)

  7. Automobile • Henry Ford (founder of the Ford Motor Company) made automobiles afFORDable for all! • Model T was the first car that was mass produced (all were made alike)

  8. Airplane • The Wright brothers • Built an airplane and were first in flight • Jockey’s Ridge, Outer Banks, North Carolina

  9. Telegraph • Invented by Samuel Morse • Allowed ideas to spread faster

  10. Telephone • Provided faster communication and spread of ideas • Created by Alexander Graham Bell • Later established the Bell Telephone Company

  11. Interchangeable Parts • revolutionized the manufacturing industry • Developed by Eli Whitney

  12. Small Pox and Rabies Vaccines • Smallpox—Edward Jenner • Rabies—Louis Pasteur

  13. Television • There have been many engineers and inventors of the television over many decades • Earliest in 1926

  14. Assembly line • Created by Henry Ford • Brought affordable cars to Americans • Allowed for even faster production

  15. Rockefeller • Leader of the oil industry • Oil Tycoon

  16. JP Morgan • American financial leader during the Industrial Revolution

  17. Thomas Edison • Created the light bulb • Used electricity as a source of power and light

  18. Bessemer • Created a process that made it easier to turn iron into steel • The Bessemer Process

  19. Vanderbilt • The American railroad tycoon

  20. Carnegie • The American steel tycoon!

  21. Laissez-Faire • Describes the economic policies of America in which the government did not interfere with business during the Industrial Revolution

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