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SECOND
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
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2nd Industrial Revolution
Passage of The Embargo Act of 1807
The law was repealed two years later without any lasting impact. Its
primary effect was probably to exacerbate sectional feelings between
the north and south.
Thomas Jefferson
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Anglo-American War
The war made it apparent that America needed a better
transportation system and more economic independence
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Progress began to expand
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transportation was expanded
electricity was effectively harnessed
improvements were made to industrial
processes
improving the refining
process
accelerating production
TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE
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These improvements were made possible by the great
American inventors
1. Thomas Edison
the phonograph 1877
the incandescent light bulb 1879
the motion picture
Thomas Edison's first light
bulb used to demonstrate his
invention at Menlo Park.
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2. Samuel F. B. Morse
the telegraph -1838
the morse code
3. Alexander Graham Bell
the telephone -1876
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4. Elias Howe / Isaac Singer
Invention of the sewing machine - 1846
revolutionized the garment industry
Singer corporation one of the first modern industries.
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5. Cyrus McCormick
the mechanical reaper -1862
It made the harvesting of grain more efficient and faster
6. George Eastman
invented the Kodak camera- 1888
Black and white pictures to preserve memories and historical events.
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7. Charles Goodyear
vulcanized rubber -1836
Rubber became important in industry as it
could withstand large amounts of pressure.
In 1855, Charles Goodyear designed and built the first vulcanized rubber soccer balls
8. George Westinghouse
the transformer
allowed electricity to be sent over long distances
the air brake
allowed conductors to have the ability to stop their vehicles
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9. Nikola Tesla
fluorescent lighting
the alternating current (AC) electricalpower system
the radio-1895(credited with being the first person to patentradio technology)
It was adopted in 1896, with the successful transmission of an AC
current from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, NY
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10. Dr. Richard Gatling
rudimentary machine gun (1862) that wasused by the Union in the Civil Warand in the Spanish-
American War.
Consisted of six barrels mounted in a revolving frame
A later version with ten barrels, fired 320 rounds a minute
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Railroads further opened the west and
connected raw materials to factories and
markets
Transcontinental Railroad
-was completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah.
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Urbanization
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FLATIRON BUILDING
Also known as: Fuller Building
Built: 1902
Designed by: Daniel H. Burnham
Type: Skycraper
Maximum Height: 285 feet / 87 meters
Location: Fifth avenue between 22nd
and 23rd streets, New YorkUS
SKyscrapers
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Labour issues
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Automobile Industry The Model T revolutionised transportation in the 1900s
The assembly line increased production
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The emergence of the US as a
world power
consequence of industrial
developments.
America dominant industrial power in the
world Expansion of foreign trade vital to ensure
prosperity