American Industrial Revolution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Industrial_Revolution
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:effect gptkb:urban_development
environmental changes
expansion of transportation networks
growth of factory system
increase in immigration
rise of wage labor
gptkbp:endDate mid 19th century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainIndustry railroads
textile manufacturing
steam power
iron production
mechanized agriculture
gptkbp:notableInvention gptkb:steam_locomotive
telegraph
cotton
interchangeable parts
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Eli_Whitney
gptkb:Francis_Cabot_Lowell
gptkb:Samuel_Slater
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Industrial_Revolution_(Britain)
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Westward_Expansion
gptkb:Market_Revolution
Civil War (as a consequence of economic changes)
gptkbp:significance accelerated technological innovation
changed social structure
transformed American economy
gptkbp:startDate late 18th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lowell_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5