agricultural innovations

  • Agriculture Drives Southern Society

    Agriculture Drives Southern Society
    During the 1780s, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Gerorge Washington hoped that slavery would grudually fade away. They thought that a shift from tobacco to whaet cultvation would slowly undermine the slave system, making it less profitable.
  • cotton production surges

    in the deep south the cotton gin western expantion and industrialization worked together to boost cotton production
  • Cotton Production Slavery Increase

    Cotton Production Slavery Increase
    In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin while working in georgia.This machine reduced the amount of time and the cost of separating the cotton seeds from the valueable white fiber. The cotton gin made cotton cultivation much more profitable.Previously a minor crop,cotton became the South's leading product.From 5m pounds in 1793 cotton production surged to 170m pounds in 1820.
  • new methods of production

    new methods of production
    To improve efficency in factories manufacturors designed products with interchangable parts. eli whitny introduced this inovation. most products were crafted by skilled artisans and a part that worked in one machine might not work in any other. whitny proposed that each part should be built separatly ad precisely. this way each product could be quickly and eaisly repared
  • the orgins of industrialization

    the orgins of industrialization
    the war of 1812 cut off american access to british goods. eager for substitutes americans built their own factories in the northeast.
    after the war however british goods once again flowed into the united state threatening american manufacturors. congress imposed the tariff of 1816 a tariff on imports designed to protect american imports.
  • workers take action

    during the 1820s artisans organized the workingmens party to compete in local and state election. they sought free public education and laws to limit the workday to ten hours instead of the standard twelve
  • a larger middle class

    while industrialization hurt some working americans it helped others. the middle class expanded as people worked as bankers lawers accountants clerks acctioners broker and retailers.
  • morse improves communication

    morse improves communication
    merican Samuel f.b. Morse invents the electrical pulses to travel long distances along metel wires as code. the code of dots and dashes is called morse code after its designer. before a message could only travel as fast as a ship or a horse could carry it. now it could be delivered far quicker
  • Immigrants Arrive from Ireland

    Immigrants Arrive from Ireland
    During the 1830, about 600000 immigrants arrived.That number more than doubled to 1500000 during the 1840 and naerly doubled again to 2800000 in the 1850s.
  • agricultural production Increases.

    agricultural production Increases.
    despite the growing size and power of the nations factories agriculture remained the predominant activity in the united states. But change affected farming as well. American crops became more productive raising larger crops for the market. in 1815 farmers sold only about a third of their harvests. by 1860 that share had doubled.