d. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure. a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets. the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure. Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution: YOU Predict  The Industrial Revolution, as it is now called by historians, changed the ways in which the world produced its goods. It also changed our societies from a mainly agricultural society to one that in which industry and manufacturing was in control.  YOU PREDICT: What were some positive effects? What were some negative effects?  Watch the Clip: industrial-revolition#the-industrial-revolition Watch the Clip: industrial-revolition#the-industrial-revolition

Industrial Revolution  Industrial Revolution: Period in history in which technological advances led to mass economic changes.  Began first in Britain  Machines replace manual labor

Make A T-Chart in Your Notes  Thought Gallery: Effects of the Industrial Revolution  Directions: Look at each Thought Gallery Image/Description about life during the Industrial Revolution. Choose weather each image or description is portraying a positive or negative effect. Describe the positive or negative effect in the chart below.  Positive Effects Negative Effects  Your Opinion:  Do you feel that the positive effects of the Industrial Revolution outweigh the negative effect? Why or why not?  How do you think would life have changed for the average American during the Industrial Revolution?

Eli Whitney  Whitney was one of the early founders of the "American system" of mass production  Identical parts were produced by machines, and then assembled by hand  Whitney popularized the machine which produced interchangeable parts for guns

Eli Whitney  Invented the Cotton Gin as a means of easily separating the seeds from the cotton  The Gin was mass produced using interchangeable parts  Increased the amount of cotton that the South produced, increasing the demand for slaves

Erie Canal  Completed in 1825, it allowed goods to be shipped by water from NYC to the west  The canal boats could carry greater loads than wagons  The 365 mile canal was dug by hand, mainly by Irish immigrants

Erie Canal  The Erie Canal helped turn NYC into a major port leading to an increase in the city’s population and the development of industries

Other Transportation Developments  Steamboats: First used in 1807, allowed easier transportation of goods upriver  Railroads: between 1830 and 1861, the US built 30,000 miles of railroads (What industries would this benefit?)

The Monroe Doctrine  Named after President James Monroe -Issued in 1823, the Doctrine marked the start of the U.S. policy of preventing European powers from further colonizing and interfering with western hemisphere countries

Monroe Doctrine  What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? (click the box above to watch the video) --jE