The start of the American Industrial Revolution is often attributed to Samuel Slater who opened the first industrial mill in the United States in 1790 with a design that borrowed heavily from a British model. Slater's pirated technology greatly increased the speed with which cotton thread could be spun into yarn.
Here is what Hoover did plan to end the depression:
1. Use of volunteerism to create economic solutions at the state and local level (no federal restrictions or use of money)
**indirect relief to those that were jobless
**price stabilization by businesses
2. Create government organizations to facilitate economic help and communicate between labor and corporations.
3. Indirect aid to banks and public works projects (like Hoover Dam)
The election of Abraham Lincoln split the United States tremendously. With the election of Lincoln, southerners feared that their way of life was in danger. They felt that Lincoln's election would eventual result in outlawing the institution of slavery.
This fear caused southern states to take dramatic action. Roughly one month after the election of Lincoln, South Carolina seceded (left) the United States. After South Carolina, states like Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi seceded as well. Ultimately the secession of states like this resulted in the creation of the Confederate States of America, which sets the scene for the Civil War.
