1. Industrial Revolution

2. Before the Industrial Revolution
1700s - People made their own clothing, etc. in their homes.
Skilled artisans; handmade goods
Artisans could not keep up with growing demand

3. The Industrial Revolution
Industry - commercial activity/manufacturing
Revolution - radical change in society
So the Industrial Revolution was…the period of rapid grown in the use of machines in manufacturing

4. Textiles were the 1st industry impacted
Textiles - Cloth
Spinning Jenny Water Frame

5. Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution
Began in England
Skilled mechanics were not allowed to leave
Skilled mechanic

6. So how did it spread to the U.S?
Samuel Slater – Escaped England
Introduced new textile machines to the U.S

7. Why did it spread ?
Early 19th century events led to the growth of American manufacturing
Embargo of 1807
War of 1812

8. What makes it Industrial?

9. MASS PRODUCTION
Large number of identical goods

10. Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney’s idea
Each product made exactly the same

11. The Rhode Island System
Entire families hired- children would get easier jobs

12. Lowell System
Francis Cabot Lowell- produced thread and cloth under one roof
Hired young, unmarried women

13. Protecting the rights of workers
1830s and ‘40s labor unions begin to form
Organization of artisans in a particular trade
Strike-refusal to work until worker demands are met