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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
War of 1812 brought great economic changes to the United States – Most Americans did not
want to industrialize
British naval blockade leading cause – Forced Americans to make
their own goods
Hand tools replaced by machines
Farming replaced by large-scale manufacturing
Factory System Brought workers and
machines under the same roof
Most factories were built next to a water source – Water was used to power
machines
Rural to Urban society
Factory workers – Set wages, schedule
– Dangerous working conditions
– Way of life changed, not always for the better
Mill Systems
Spun cotton into yarn
Wove cloth
Spinning mill Work Performed
Copied from English
Copied from English
Origins of Machinery Design
Young women Children or families
Source of Employees
Francis Lowell’s Mill
Samuel Slater’s Mill
Lowell Mills
Young farm girls worked 12 ½ hour day
Very loud working conditions Wages - $2-4/week
– Wages became worse as profits fell, as well as working conditions
Older women were the supervisors – Made women follow strict rules
and attend church
Worked in the mill until they got married
Interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney was hired by the government to make 10,000 muskets in two years – Prior to interchangeable parts,
guns were made individually by gunsmiths Each gun having its own unique parts
Interchangeable parts = parts that are exactly alike – Allows for parts to be easily
replaced or made, sped up production, and the use of lower paid and skilled workers
– Requires inspection of parts to ensure uniformity