Gabriel’s goal failed because one of his men panicked and told their masters leading Gabriel and other to be killed. The reasons for the expansion of cotton and slavery in the antebellum south were the invention of the cotton gin that was invented by Eli Whitney. The textile benefited everyone‚ tobacco was losing its value‚ textile industries in Great Britain‚ and to make clothing materials you needed cotton. The impact of the domestic slave trade caused shattered families within African Americans‚ triggered
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flourished while the Southern fell. Through the 1700’s to 1860’s slaves were widely used throughout the south for labor purposes. They would pick and de-seed cotton along with be servants to the wealthy. The cotton gin was later introduced by Eli Whitney‚ which increased the need for more slaves to expand cotton production. The slaves were considered property in the south‚ while in the north instead of farming they believed in industrializing
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From Slavery To freedom by John Hope Franklin‚ in chapter 7 the first topic that was brought up was King Cotton. In the domestic slave trade‚ which took place from 1808-1865. It talked about how technology supported expansion of slave labor. Eli Whitney`s 1794 intervention of the cotton gin. In Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ and Alabama rapidly grew with the demand for cotton and sugarcane. Growing prosperity in new states caused wave of migrants and greater demand for slaves. This demand resulted in:
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Missouri Compromise The first ships with African Slaves arrived in America in the 1600s and the slave trade spread through the colonies and continued through the birth of the United States. With the expansion of cotton and other goods of agriculture through the South‚ more slaves were needed to continue production. But after the American Revolution‚ many American goods‚ including indigo and tobacco‚ lost their appeal because the British were less keen to only trading with the US. Many slaves that
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The Market Revolution Many factors contributed to the Market Revolution beginning in 1815 and ending in 1860. These included economic‚ technological‚ and social aspects. Better transportation helped move people‚ materials‚ and manufactured goods from coast to coast. New inventions quickened the development of crops and manufacturing of goods. The country’s cities were growing fast‚ and people moved west in pursuit of cheap land and opportunity. Economically
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South was made up of huge cotton plantations that would eventually be exported to Europe. Southern plantation owners needed to be very productive‚ and to collect vast amounts of cotton‚ they used large amounts of slaves to speed up production. Eli Whitney invented the
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Thomas Newcommon develops first steam engine 1712 begins the industrial revolution. Samuel Slater brings the Spinning Mill to the U.S. mid 18th century brings industrial revolution to the U.S. James Watt creates the first steamboat 1769 Eli Whitney develops the Cotton Gin 1793 Cyrus McCormick creates mechanical reaper 1831 Steel Plow invented by John Deere 1837 Samuel Morse invents the telegraph 1847 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone 1876 Guglielmo Marconi invents first
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them in office. It was complete and absolute throughout the entire machine. Everybody got their cut - except the average citizen. significant inventors and inventions of the Industrial Revolution James Watt First reliable Steam Engine 1775 Eli Whitney Cotton Gin‚ Interchangeable parts for muskets 1793‚ 1798 Robert Fulton Regular Steamboat service on the Hudson River 1807 Samuel F. B. Morse Telegraph 1836 Elias Howe Sewing Machine 1844 Isaac Singer Improves and markets Howe’s Sewing
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How did the Industrial Revolution Change the American Economy Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the American economy was built on cotton plantations‚ hand-woven textiles‚ farming‚ fishing‚ and trade. Products were made by hand on farms and in homes. The Industrial Revolution changed how goods were produced which had a major impact on the American Economy both positively and negatively. The invention of machines‚ water power‚ and steam engines‚ for example‚ led to materials being produced more
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Deming is known as the Father of Scientific Management. 5. Lillian Gilbreth is credited for the early popularization of interchangeable parts. 6. The person most responsible for initiating use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing was Whitney Houston. 7. The origins of the scientific management movement are generally credited to James Taylor. 8. Operations Management is the set of the activities that create goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. 9. Operations
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