American Industrialization

  • Cumberland Road

    This was the first nationalroad in the United States and it was made around 1811.
  • Erie Canal

    The Erie Canal was opened which connected the Atlantic and the Great Lakes.
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper in 1837 whichhelped harvest grain faster.
  • Steel Plow

    This was invented by John Deere, to making plowing a field a lot easier.
  • Telegraph

    Samuel Morse invented thetelegraph which revolutionized communication over long distances.
  • Sewing Machine

    The sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe and it revolutionized the making of clothing.
  • Bessemer steel process

    The making of stronger steel was started in 1850 as the Bessemer process strengthened steel to make it easier to build sound structures with.
  • T/C Railroad

    The transcontinental railroad was made to make long-distance travel a lot easier in the US.
  • Standard Oil

    The beginning of the first monopoly was made in this time as Standard Oil was founded by John D. Rockefeller.
  • Telephone

    This was created by Alexander Graham Bell that re-revolutionized long distance communication.
  • Light Bulb

    Edison created the light bulb so you could see in the dark.
  • General Electric

    This was founded as a merger, it controlled a lot of the electrical market, it later combined with Carnegie Steel.