19th Century Transportation
Improvements, Manufacturing, and Industry
19th Century Transportation
In the 1800s many transportation systems were boats and they were used to travel people or goods to one place or another.
Women working in factories
Many of the women in the 1800s were forced to work in factories because they didn't have any responsibilities and weren't married.
Transportation improving
In the 1860s about 30,000 miles of railroad had been linked to almost every part or city of the Eastern United States.
Woman working in industry
Back then many women were put to work in industry to make cloth and textile.
The old transportation
In the old days the North had many transportations that were improving but one of the transportations was people traveling in carriges.
Women being treated differently
In the 19th century many women were put to work by their boss and they made them do textile mills and other things without protection and the right gear.
Machines people used to manufacture goods
In the 1800s machines were being used by people that worked in factories.
Factories in the 1800s
In the 1800s factories were being used by people to make goods and other things.
Mills in the 1800s
In the 1800s the mills were being used by people to construct textiles.
Transportation Information
In the 1800s the North had many transportation systems and in those years the transportation was increasing in many ways. One way is that in the 1840s 500 steamboats were used to travel to the United States. The last way is that in the 1860s about 30,000 miles of road had been linked to almost every part of the Eastern United States.
Manufacturing and Industry Information
In the 19th century many women were put to work with those that came from farm families. Also many women got jobs to work in factories and the Lowell System employed many young women that were unmarried. Lastly many women worked for many hours and weren't paid as much for the jobs that they were doing.
Manufacturing and Industry Information
In the 19th century when factories and mills got established it changed the way people worked. Many merchants began to build large textile mills, or factories, near rivers and streams