Imagine that you are working on a cotton plantation in the middle of Georgia. The sun is blazing hot and your hands are callused from separating cotton from cotton seeds. You are only able to clean about one pound of cotton a day. That isn't enough to satisfy the demands of textile factories in the North. If only there was a faster, more efficient way to clean cotton. Maybe there will be. After all, the industrial revolution is just getting started. During the war of 1812, Britain tried to stop imported goods from reaching America. The British Navy set up a blockade of ships to prevent foreign goods from getting to America. During that time, Americans relied heavily on imported goods. They were suddenly forced to start manufacturing goods that …show more content…
began producing different products, Americans began to rely on each other more. The South provided the cotton for textile factories in the North and the West provided food for the nation. Sometimes this brought the nation closer together, which increased nationalism. The only problem was: because different parts of the country had different interests, there were often disagreements and feelings of sectionalism. Transportation and communication were improved throughout the Industrial Revolution which helped bring more of a feeling of nationalism. In 1807, Robert Fulton invented a steamboat that could withstand strong wind and the current. Unfortunately, Robert Fulton’s steamboat was not quite built to the necessary perfection and needed improvements to help it make it back on one of its trips. In 1811, Henry Miller Shreve improved Fulton’s steamboat to make it able to travel up the strong Mississippi River. Now people and goods could get transported farther and faster. Now that travel was easier along Rivers, cities grew. Transportation was getting easier on water and on land. During the Industrial Revolution many canals and roads were built, which connected cities and united the nation more. When the National Road was completed in 1818, the nation was even more united. Travel was made easier and trade increased. The Erie Canal made the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region more available for settlement and trade when it was finished in 1825. When the steam-powered train began to be used in 1830, transportation on land was made easier. Before all of the improvements in transportation, the nation was more separated and there was a stronger feeling of sectionalism. Trade and transportation were not as convenient. All of these newly accessible transportation routes helped increase trade, make traveling faster, and bring a feeling of nationalism to the
During the period of 1815-1860, a Transportation Revolution swept through America (Murrin pg. 293). The improvements in transportation included more and better roads. steamboats, canals, and railroads (Murrin pg. 293). These new railroads were able to connect old communities with previously isolated areas (Murrin pg. 293). In 1815 the United States was a rural area stretching from old settlements on the Atlantic coast to the trans-Appalachian west, with transportation facilities spanning from primitive and nonexistent (Murrin pg. 294).
How did it lead to the Civil War? What is nationalism? How can/do citizens/patriots show nationalism? -Sectionalism is someone's loyalty to a section of a country instead of the country as a whole. Sectionalism hurt the United States because it made people focus on only the part of the country they lived in instead of helping or worrying about the country as a whole.
The 1860-1900 age was lacking transportation, however the sudden spark through technological growth helped solve that issue. Throughout the gilded age there was a lack of technology in the area of transportation. Most goods and resources were taken on horseback and this whole process was tedious and unnecessary. Then the transcontinental Railroad came along, this railroad changed the United States forever it allowed us to transport goods much easier then we were ever able to before. The Transcontinental Railroad was created May 10, 1869 and is 1,912 miles long.
Rivers flowed only to the North and the South, but not to the East and the West. The first major development in transportation was the building of a network of roads and turnpikes that by the 1820s helped knit together the major urban areas along the eastern seaboard. Roads and Steamboats were a vast improvement in transportation, lowered cost and linked farmers to markets, but they were expensive to maintain. Horse drawn wagons could carry only limited produce. Roads and Steamboats were used to promote trade.
Sectionalism came over and brought problems to the country. Sectionalism is the separation and differentiation between people and regions. It was obvious that the country was divided, and the two big sections were the North and South regions. For many years, both sections produced different products and generated different earnings to the American economy. However, people from the south felt that they receive less than what they deserve, and according to them, the government overprotected the industry.
Just in the same way the American System of economics was created and implemented, it would open the door for the Market Revolution begin in America. This revolution would cause significant changes to the culture in America, that was influenced by three areas; first, in the way things were transported and communicated; second, changing farming to commercialized farming; and third improving industrialization in the country (Shultz, 2013). With the American System and the Market Revolution would make the American people to regain trust in the economy and would start the expansion of how goods were transported, which also reduce the cost as well. Therefore, canals were built for steam boats to carry goods, roads were built and eventually the
Sectionalism The definition of the word sectionalism is the restriction of interest to a narrow sphere. There were 3 main sections that practiced sectionalism in the 1800s. These sections were the North, the South, and the West. A few events that created sectional conflict were tariffs, slavery, representation, and states rights.
It was able to efficiently transport goods and products. Being able to harness the power of steam launched this. Steam-powered things replaced man-powered hand tools that resulted in more production. Before steam power, a water wheel was the main source of power in a factory. Robert Fulton invented his first steamboat in 1807.
First, The Transportation and Communications Revolution enabled people to move their goods from one area to another at a much faster speed and at a more profitable margin (Schultz, 2013). Roadways, canals, steamboats, and railroads allowed goods to be transported much faster to markets throughout the country. In addition, at the same time that transportation was
Traveling for trade’s or for visit was a lot more faster after the steamboat was invented. It was a lot more easier to travel upriver and going against its current. Before the steamboat was even invented, they took more time and a lot more energy when going up steam or against the current. The use of steam speed up the efficient transportation of perishable good and trades. Steamboat was extremely valuable during the civil war.
The invention of the cotton gin decreased labor and increased the production of usable cotton and the demand for items being made from it. Advancements being made in both water and land transportation led to explosive growth in cities and factories; thus improving the national economy little by little. All in all, the revolution taking place in the Americas after the war of 1812 turned the nation into the successful, worldwide marketplace we know of
Throughout American History, revolutions in transportation have affected the American society politically, socially and economically. Soon after the war of 1812, American nationalism increased which leads to a greater emphasis on national issues, the increase in power and prevalence of the national government and a growing sense of the American Identity. Railways, canals, and Turnpikes began to increase making many people employed. The era of 1830-1860 represents a shift from agrarianism to industrialism. Overall, during the transportation revolution, construction of turnpikes, roads, canals, and railroads led to the market economy expansion, an increased population in America and alternations of the physical landscape of America.
The Tremendous Impact of Railroads on America In the late 19th century, railroads propelled America into an era of unprecedented growth, prosperity, and convenient transportation. Prior to the building of the railroads, America lacked the proper and rapid transportation to make traveling across the country economical or practical. Lengthy travel was often cumbersome, costly, and dangerous.
Steam Locomotive Impact on American Industrial Revolution Imagine a world where the fastest means of transportation is riding horseback. Without the steam locomotive, that's how life would be. The steam locomotive is a steam train that revolutionized transportation on railways. Despite originating in Britain, railways made a lasting impact in America. The steam locomotive was a major part in the American industrial revolution making transportation easier, cheaper, and faster.
The building of roads, canals and railroads played a large role in the United States during the 1800s. They served the purpose of connecting towns and settlements so that goods could be transported quickly and more efficiently. These goods could be transported fast, cheap and in safe way through the Erie Canal that was built to connect the Great Lakes to New York. Railroads were important during Civil War as well, because it helped in the transportation of goods, supplies and weapons when necessary. These new forms of transportation shaped the United States into the place that it is today.