EARLY INDUSTRY AND INVENTIONS Interpret a timeline of technological innovations Recognize the factors that led to urbanization and industrialization in early America (i.e., religious freedom, land ownership, thriving market).

The Industrial Revolution People had made clothing, furniture, and other goods at home In the late 18 th century factory machines started replacing hand tools in Britain and then in America

Factories Rise in New England 1739 Samuel Slater built the first spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island People left their family farms and moved to cities to take jobs in factories

Transportation and Communication 1807 Robert Fulton developed a steamboat that could move against the current or a strong wind 1830 Peter Cooper built America’s first successful steam- powered locomotive 1837 Samuel F.B. Morse demonstrates his telegraph that sent long and short pulses of electricity that could be translated into letters

Technology Improves Farming 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin that allowed one worker to clean as much as 50 pounds of cotton in one day 1831 Cyrus McCormick developed a reaper that cut ripe grain quickly and efficiently 1837 John Deere invented a lightweight plow with a steel cutting edge

Lasting Impacts Of Technology Urbanization More people moved to cities in order to get jobs in manufacturing The World Became “Smaller” With faster transportation and communication people could now travel and communicate quicker Expansion of Slavery in the South From 1790 to 1860 cotton production increased due to technological innovations