How did various inventions impact the economic development of differing areas of the country (North, South, and West)?

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Posted by Writeacher on Friday, March 28
It looks as if what you need to do is learn how to conduct thorough and effective searches for yourself. That's what research is, and I'm sure that's what your teacher expects you to do -- conduct research. You are searching for information that is so specific that you have to be prepared for the possibility that none of it may be online. Or some may be, and some may not. In addition to searching on the Internet, you also need to make best friends with the reference librarian(s) in your local or college library.

http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/
At this webpage, you can go immediately to the search sites (first three columns across the top) -- or even better you can scroll down until you see the section called HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET. Those are the links to start with. You'll not only learn how to come up with good search terms, but also how to evaluate the webpages you get as results. Some will be good and others will be garbage. You need to know how to tell the difference.

My favorite way to search is to go to Google's advanced search page http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en and put my search words or phrases into the first or second search box (either "all the words" or "exact phrase"). However, there many other strategies for searching you can use, and the HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET section will help you best.

Learning to use Google or other search engines can save you time and help you learn to find information efficiently. Here are some websites that can teach you how:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/searchtips.html

http://www.pandia.com/goalgetter/index.html

http://websearch.about.com/mbody.htm?once=true&COB=home&PM=112_100_T

... and one to help you judge whether a particular website's information is worth your time:

http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/evaluate.html

Happy searching.

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To understand how various inventions impacted the economic development of different regions in the United States, it's essential to examine the inventions themselves and the industries they revolutionized. Here's how you can analyze the impact of inventions on the economic development of the North, South, and West:

1. Identify key inventions: Start by researching significant inventions during the time periods you are examining. Examples might include the cotton gin, steam engine, telegraph, railroad, and mechanical reaper.

2. Understand their impact: Study how each invention transformed industries and contributed to economic growth. For instance:
- The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, enabled large-scale cotton production in the South, leading to increased demand for slave labor and the expansion of plantation agriculture.
- The steam engine powered early factories and helped propel industrialization in the North, fostering economic growth and urbanization.
- The telegraph revolutionized communication and facilitated faster and more efficient business transactions nationwide.
- The railroad expanded transportation networks, allowing for the movement of goods and people across regions and accelerating economic development in the West.

3. Analyze regional implications: Consider the unique characteristics and existing industries in each region:
- In the North, the industrial revolution led to the growth of manufacturing, factory production, and urbanization. Inventions such as the steam engine and the telegraph bolstered the North's economic development by enhancing communication and transportation.
- In the South, the cotton gin resulted in a surge of cotton production, which shaped the region's economy and society, relying heavily on slave labor. Agricultural production dominated the economy, preventing significant industrialization.
- In the West, the railroad played a crucial role in promoting settlement and enabling the extraction of resources like gold, silver, and lumber, which drove economic development and population growth.

4. Consider inter-regional linkages: Examine how these inventions and their impact created interdependencies and connections between regions. For example, northern factories manufactured goods that were transported to markets in the South and West via the railroad.

By analyzing the inventions, their impact, and the unique characteristics of each region, you can assess how these inventions shaped the economic development of the North, South, and West in different ways.