Market Revolutions,etc

Eli Whitney

also made a large impact in the North, with his interchangeable parts of a firearm.

Cotton

became most popular cash- crop in the south

Who invented the cotton gin?

Eli Whitney

Where were the reaper and steel plow popular?

The West

What happened as result of increasing popularity of cotton?

Increase of slavery

What did the growth of factories lead to?

urbanization.

Who made the reaper?

Cyrus McCormick

Who made the steel plow?

John Deere

What was the most famous mill in Massachusetts?

Lowell Mill

What kind of people mainly worked in the Lowell Mill?(gender+age)

Young girls

When was the Antebellum period?

after the War of 1812

Name 2 reasons the 3 regional economies connected

Henry Clays System, new transportation

When was the market revolution?

1793-1860

What was the market revolution?

the first industrial revolution

What did Robert Fulton invent?

the steamboat

Where did the market revolution mostly take place?

the East

What significant happened in 1825?

The Erie Canal was built which made way for a lot more trade opportunities

What led to market evolution?

agricultural shifts, growing demand in factory jobs

What 3 words could describe the Market Revolution?

commercialization, industrialization, transportation

What was the workshop system?

when you make one part of a product and someone else finishes it