1. MORE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES MELANIE FORERO DANIELA MARTINEZ DANIEL MORENO DIEGO RIVADA JUAN CAMPO NICHOLAS PARRA

2. Telegraph Speeds Communication Samuel F. B. Morse perfected the telegraph by studying electricity and magnetism, he put the work of other scientists together into a practical machine. The telegraph sent pulses, or surges, of electrical current through a wire. The operator tapped a telegraph key that controlled the length of each pulse. Alfred Lewis Vail created a system known as the Morse Code. Morse's break came during the 1884 National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. A telegraph wired news of presidential candidate’s nomination to politicians in Washington. The first Transcontinental line was finished by 1861. Telegraph companies strung their wires on poles along railroads across the country.

3. Steam Power And New Factories In the beginning of the industrial revolution, most factories ran on water power. Over time, they began the use of steam power. Water powered factories needed to be built near streams, waterfalls, or rivers. On the other hand, steam powered factories could be built anywhere. Factory workers improved the design of many kinds of machines. The machines evolved so well they could make custom equipment.

4. Improved Farm Equipment During the 1830s technology began transforming, improving industry, which leads to factories being made. John Deere was a blacksmith that invented a steel plow which made plowing in thick soil much easier in 1837. In 1831, Cyrus McCormick developed a new harvesting machine, the Mechanical Reaper, which quickly and efficiently cut down wheat. His company used methods to encourage sales such as advertisements, demonstrations and let customers pay by credit. Both the plow and the reaper allowed Midwestern farmers to plant and harvest huge crop fields. By 1860, U.S farmers were producing 170 million bushels of wheat and over 800 million bushels of corn per year.

5. Changing Life At Home The sewing machine was a convenience made by Elias Howe, a factory apprentice, mde life much easier in the early 1830’s. Isaac Singer improved Howe’s design later on, making his company one of the worlds largest makers of sewing machines in the 1860. Companies began to mass produce earlier inventions. This allowed many families to buy household items, such as clocks, that they could not afford in the past. All of these inventions made life at home more convenient for an increasing number of americans.

6. Vocabulary Samuel F. B Morse – Inventor of the telegraph Telegraph – A device that could send information over wires across great distances. Morse Code – different combinations of dots and dashes that represent each letter of the alphabet. John Deere – blacksmith that invented the steel plow. Cyrus McCormick – Developed a new harvesting machine, the mechanical reaper. Isaac Singer – Company owner that improved Elias Howe’s design of the sewing machine.