HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cotton Gin, Economic Inequality, Intimate Relationship
19 Nov 2017
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By the end of the 19th century, u. s. will be leading in manufacturing this begins a. Decently growing population, natural resources (lumber, mining, cotton) and growing in. Eli whitney cotton gin applied the concept of making parts later helped the idea of mass production. 1820"s - 30"s -> transportation revolution a lot of new effort into building new roads. Erie canal paid for by the state of new york. Railroad is the major transportation development from the 19th century. Because of it"s location. right by the erie canal and in the middle between east and west inventions. Been providing money for funding and have been approving these new. New york is going to become the biggest city, then philadelphia and boston. St. louis and chicago began to take off. Cities are needing more fire fighters, police, and doctors. A lot of people are thinking it"s going to get better, things are just temporary .
