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Christina Vlachos
Chapter 14 Outline - Forging the National Economy
I. Role of Immigrants in Westward Expansion- German and Irish
a. Occupations- took any skill-less occupations
b. Cultural Influence- Boweries (corners where immigrants drank beer)
II. Rise of Mechanization
a. Eli Whitney
i. Interchangeable Parts - encouraged war and slavery- made guns more affordable and industrialization rose and was first step to assembly lines
ii. Cotton gin- gave new rise to slavery- Cotton Kingdom
b. Textile Industry
i. Workers
1. Poor daughters of farmers- knit and sew
2. Immigrants- low pay - easy to replace
3. “company towns”
4. comparison of factory life to slavery - southerners said the North’s factory life was similar to that of the slaves
c. Transportation Revolution
i. Internal improvements
1. canals
2. roads
ii. Private actions
1. railroads
2. turnpikes