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Ag Importance

They were important because they made farming easier because they didn't have to do it by hand. They improved the quality of farms by loosening soil and making it easier to cultivate a mass amount of crops which leads to making more.

Urbanization

The South had a lot of farming land so when the South farms and gets extra raw materials, they send them to the North. When the North has more stuff to manufacture, it opens up jobs. When it opens more jobs, more people move there.

Importance

Farming was so important to the economy, it was imperative the farmers be able to produce goods efficiently and effectively. Working faster with a lower cost was common. This change in farming tactics help farmers make more money and improve the economy.

How it Works

Steel Plow/Mechanical Reaper

Steel Plow:

-Made after the wooden plow. Would last longer than the wooden plow.

-Breaks tough soil.

-Made of strong steel

Mechanical Reaper:

-Harvest Grain efficiently

-Cuts and sweeps grain onto a platform.

Inventors:

Steel Plow: John Deere

-1837 in Illinois

-Used in Midwest

Mechanical Reaper: Cyrus McCormick

-Patentend in 1834

Industrialization

When there's a bigger demand for goods made in factories, there were more jobs made to make the goods out of the raw materials grown on farms.

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