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Ch. 11, Section 1
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution:
Factory machines began replacing hand tools;
large scale manufacturing
replaced farming.
What caused it?War of 1812 – naval blockade of the U.S. forced manufacturing to grow in the U.S.
Industrial Revolution
What effects do you think it will have on
the U.S.?
Fast-moving rivers (factories
water powered) Transportation – New England
has many ocean ports Willing labor force Free enterprise ( investing in US
industries)
What caused New England
to get the factories?
Slater's Mill Child & family labor
paid low wages Brought plan from
Great Britain Unskilled laborers
from farms Rhode Island
Lowell's Mills Young women paid
high wages to begin with but dropped
English looms Unskilled farm girls Massachusetts
How did these mills change the textile
industry in the U.S.?The inventions of the spinning jenny and the power loom made it possible for unskilled workers to
produce cloth more quickly. Also, workers and machines were
brought together under one roof allowing for the growth of cities.
GainsAffect on U.S./EnglandShould technology be a secret?
How would you judge Slater and Lowell?
INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS
1801 Parts that are exactly
alike Speeds up production Repairs easy Unskilled worker w/
management Eli Whitney
STEAM ENGINE 1807 Used steam to power
an engine Travel against current
or strong wind Robert Fulton
TELEGRAPH 1837 Machine sent
electrical pulses along a wire that were translated into a message
Communication brought the country together
Samuel F B Morse
STEEL PLOW 1836 Light-weight plow w/
steel cutting edge Farmers moved to
mid-west John Deere
MECHANICAL REAPER 1834 Cut ripe grain Grew food to feed
growing New England cities. In return, mid-west bought manufactured goods from New England factories
Cyrus McCormick
New technologies linked regions together and contributed to national unity.
What were the effects????