Essay On Civil War Technology

The industrial revolution was a time of great change in Europe. Many of those changes were brought about by mechanical inventions that greatly increased efficiency by which raw materials were processed. "While working in the sciences and tinkering with mechanics, a few people were able to come up with new ways of doing things. New machines were invented" (MacroHistory and World Report) Three significant machines that were invented during this time period that greatly increased the cotton industry were the cotton gin, the spinning jenny, and the power loom. Since cotton was one of the major cash crops exported by the colonies to England, it is important to understand these inventions in order to grasp the changes brought about by this trio of machines on the cotton industry.

In 1848, a French army officer named Claude Minié invented a cone-shaped lead bullet with a diameter smaller than that of the rifle barrel. Soldiers could load these “Minié balls” quickly, without the aid of ramrods or mallets. Rifles with Minié bullets were more accurate, and therefore deadlier, than muskets were, which forced infantries to change the way they fought: Even troops who were far from the line of fire had to protect themselves by building elaborate trenches and other fortifications.

The Civil War, also called The War Between the States, was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. What made the Civil War such a massacre? The Civil War was such a bloodbath because the technological advances were so far superior to the tactics of the infantry, that the weapons virtually obliterated the soldiers. Soldiers would form lines known as a battalions. In these battalions, soldiers would basically march to their deaths. In addition to weapons doing so much damage, fortification on the battlefield was far more advanced than had ever been before. The Cheveau-de-frise was the main focus of armored fortification in the Civil War. This fortification consisted of 10 to 12 foot logs with large spiked-shaped, wooden stakes

Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, there were many new inventions, and innovative technologies that played a major role in the civil war. At the time of the Civil War, many of the newfound war weapons in the Union proved essential for its victory. The new weapons showed a great change in the technological world.

The Civil War caused great leaps and bounds in technology. not only for guns and cannons but medical support and transport. we had to advances in weapons transportation and medicine. Life wouldn't be the same without these advances.

During the Civil War, there were many weapons used, that played a big role in the civil war and how it shaped America. The war brought great trials and tribulations as it came to the development of new war weapons and blockades that gave each side a higher rank as it came to the deciding of the civil war. During this war, both sides had an upper hand when it come to the weapons they used and the several tactics they used to ambush and attack the enemy. There were many essential weapons such as in the civil war that played a huge real in shaping the way the war would turn The weapons in the civil war were essential in making the war the bloodiest in America history.

Steamboats were an important development in the United States in the 1800’s. Early development was a key role in how the steamboat affected the economy. Unfortunately, even though it was an important means of transportation. There were many dangers in the development of the steamboat during the 19th century.

Picture a Civil war battlefield. You see explosions of gunfire and you hear the deafening roar of guns and artillery. The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places and was the bloodiest war in American history. Over 3 million Americans fought and more than 600,000 men, almost 2 percent of the population, died in it (About). This war could not have been fought without many different types of weapons and many advances in weapon technology.

In my Opinion, the steamboat was the most significant technological innovation appearing in the United States between 1790 and 1850 (pg. 236). A wealthy man from New Jersey named John Stevens designed and improved steam boiler (pg. 236). John Stevens also received one of the first patents issued by the United States (pg. 236). Robert R. Livingston used his political influence to obtain an exclusive charter to operate steamboats on New York waters (pg. 236). John Fitch failed to justify the economic benefits of steam navigation. Robert Fulton built his first steamboat after John Fitch death. Robert Fulton became known as the father of steam navigation (pg. 236).

The students will be able to explain and analyze the new technologies used during the Civil War. The class will analyze the new technology that emerged during the Civil War and how that technology affected the outcome of the war. Essential Question: Explain why historians call the Civil War the first Modern war?

The Civil War was an extremely important time of crisis for our country that 620,000 soldiers were slaughtered in. This number is the highest in the history of any American war. Most people believe those soldiers died of gunshot wounds or amputations, but most of them without fatal wounds died from diseases that they had never before been exposed to. Two times the amount of troops died from these diseases than those were killed in battle. These diseases were caused because of the fact that people didn’t think they had to sterilize wounds. The Civil War caused many improvements in medicine and hospitals so they became much more efficient.

Michael Gallagher Case 1 Dr. Gardner 9/16/14 The American Fur Company 1.) Astor was an extremely greedy and selfish individual who took advantage of the indigenous culture- the Native Americans. Astor saw the potential of the fur industry. He was a man who came from a culture that already knew how to initiate business.

The first technological advancement is the train. The train is a steam powered metal machine that ran across the country at tremendous speeds. The train was a technological marvel anong the slow stagecoaches and row boats. The train truly changed transportation forever.

During the nineteenth century, the population of Europe doubled in size. At the same time, material culture changed more radically than it had in the previous thousand years. “The application of science to practical invention, begun in the eighteenth century, had already sparked the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, the mass production of material goods by machine.” (Page 210) The first phase of industrialization occurred in mid eighteenth century England, with the development of the steam engine and the machinery for spinning and weaving textiles. Monopolized by the English for a half century, the Industrial Revolution spread to the rest of Europe and to the United States by the 1830s. As increasing production of coal, iron, and steel

They were a relatively efficient and cheap way to transport goods. Nonetheless, canals, being built in water, could not reach all places of the country or other parts of England. George Stephenson, as well as other pioneers in the development of new transportation methods, invented the steam locomotive, which moved along iron rails on land. Steam locomotives were cheaper and swifter than canals, and did not have to follow the course of a river. Thus, steam locomotives could go to more places to transport goods. Additionally, steam locomotives allowed people to travel to far more places than canals allowed. Thanks to the steam locomotive, transportation became cheaper and more efficient. But even the revolutionary steam locomotive could not compare to another Industrial Revolution invention, without which no industry of the time could operate.