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British advertisement asks for:
“the best invention of a machine
that will spin six threads of
wool…or cotton, at one time…
only one person to work machine”

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The Industrial Revolution
1. Most people lived and worked on
farms
2. In towns there were a few skilled
artisans – shoemakers, blacksmiths

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a. As population grows, artisans
cannot meet demands and people
look to machines

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3. Industrial Revolution – period of
rapid growth in use of machines in
manufacturing and production

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a. textiles – cloth
1.Spinning jenny and water
frame increase speed of
production

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Spinning jenny – could be installed in homes

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Water Frame
required source of power
led to water-powered textile mills

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b. technology – tools and machinery
used to produce goods
1. We couldn’t keep up with
British because they kept
their machines a secret

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2. Samuel Slater memorizes
British factory designs and comes to US
a. Sets up textile mill in
New England

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Mass Production – making of large
numbers of identical goods

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1. Eli Whitney introduces interchangeable parts – system in which each part of product is made exactly the same

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2. American manufacturers sell
more goods
3. Moves nation away from dependence on foreign producers

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4. Factories turn to steam power – can build away from streams/water

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D. Factory Workers
1. Factory work boring

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2. Rhode Island System – entire families hired by factories
a. Children given jobs
b. Created by Slater

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3. Lowell system – use of water- powered textile mills that employed young, unmarried girls

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4. Trade unions – organizations of
artisans in particular trade to improve working conditions
a. employees were working long
hours for little pay

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b. begin staging strikes – refusing to
work until employers meet demands

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