1815 To 1850: Advancements In The New Nationalist Period
Advancements in the New Nationalist Period
In the years of 1815 through 1850 a new period called the New nationalism period was established in order to bring the nation closer together. This period of time consisted of new economic polices as well as new advancements that changed the way life was lived for all people of the United States. Among these, technological advancements and inventions such as the Cotton gin, the railroads, and the telegraph during this New Nationalist period were able to completely revolutionize society in both a positive and negative aspect.
To begin with, after hearing that Southern planters were in need of a way to make growing and producing cotton profitable Eli Whitney invented a machine he liked to call the cotton gin.2 Whitney’s invention was able to change the way cotton was harvested and cleaned. Slaves used to only be able to harvest a single pound a day but with this machine 50 pounds could be harvested in the same amount of …show more content…
Railroads first began to appear in the 1830s and used largely as feed lines to the canals.1 Baltimore city was the site of the first railroad in the united sates and was know Baltimore and Ohio railroad.3 Since the city did not invest in canals they began to look at other ways to be more competitive with cities such as New York and the Erie Canal when it came to transporting people and goods.3 This sparked the idea of a railroad, which was a way of transportation used in Great Britain and soon enough all of America could not see their future without railroad transportation.3 The formation, construction and operation or railroads brought profound social, economic and political change to the United States at the time.3 Although the cost of a railway ticket were much higher then steamboats they were twice as fast and offered more direct route for people to go exactly were they
In the years of 1815 through 1850 a new period called the New nationalism period was established in order to bring the nation closer together. This period of time consisted of new economic polices as well as new advancements that changed the way life was lived for all people of the United States. Among these, technological advancements and inventions such as the Cotton gin, the railroads, and the telegraph during this New Nationalist period were able to completely revolutionize society in both a positive and negative aspect.
To begin with, after hearing that Southern planters were in need of a way to make growing and producing cotton profitable Eli Whitney invented a machine he liked to call the cotton gin.2 Whitney’s invention was able to change the way cotton was harvested and cleaned. Slaves used to only be able to harvest a single pound a day but with this machine 50 pounds could be harvested in the same amount of …show more content…
Railroads first began to appear in the 1830s and used largely as feed lines to the canals.1 Baltimore city was the site of the first railroad in the united sates and was know Baltimore and Ohio railroad.3 Since the city did not invest in canals they began to look at other ways to be more competitive with cities such as New York and the Erie Canal when it came to transporting people and goods.3 This sparked the idea of a railroad, which was a way of transportation used in Great Britain and soon enough all of America could not see their future without railroad transportation.3 The formation, construction and operation or railroads brought profound social, economic and political change to the United States at the time.3 Although the cost of a railway ticket were much higher then steamboats they were twice as fast and offered more direct route for people to go exactly were they