Technologies of the Industrial Revolution
Jan 14, 2016
Technologies of the Industrial Revolution
The Lightbulb
• Significance: Reduced people’s dependence on candles and lamps. People spent less time candle making and had easier access to light at night.
The Steamboat• Significance – The steamboat made travel
much quicker and cheaper for many people. It also made trade much easier which helped grow the U.S economy.
Telegraph• Significance – For the first time ever,
communication could be immediate, rather than weeks of mail delivery. The beginning of the communication revolution.
Telephone• Significance – Further increased the
communication revolution.
Railway• Significance – The railway allowed for
increased transportation of people, material, and trade goods.
The Spinning Jenny• Significance – Allowed people to spin much more
thread at a time increasing profits and the supply of thread. First item to increase efficiency in order to increase supply. The beginning of the spread of textile mills
The Cotton Gin• Significance – The cotton gin allowed cotton to be
processed much easier, leading cotton to become a major cash crop. This led to a huge rise in slavery.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
• The previous pictures are signs of economic growth.
• Less time is spent on individual products and more time is spent on producing many standardized/identical items at a time.
• This means much more profit. • …Now lets connect that to United States
history during the Industrial Revolution.