US History: Sec.12 The North

In 1819 Aaron Ogden sued Tomas Gibbsons for operating steamboats in NY water that Ogden said he owned . THis led to the Gibbons VS. Ogden

Morse’s partner Alfred Lewis Vail, developed a system known as Morse code.

Some challenges with building railroads were that the lands weren’t flat like the British. Instead they had to build around tight curves, up and down mountains and across rivers & streams

Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaper in 1831. This machine quickly cut down wheat.

Eli Whitney came up the idea of interchangeable parts.

Lowell was a businessman from New England who created the Lowell system

Developments such ass using steam power instead of water power allowed Factories and other things to be Built basically anywhere and not limited to being by water.