1. The Industrial Revolution
A change in how things were made
1750s-1870s

2. What is the Industrial Revolution?
A period in history in which inventions helped to change how things were made (machine made products)
Began in Great Britain in the mid 1700s
Began in the United States in 1790s

3. Causes of the Industrial Revolution
War of 1812
Growth of factories
Invention of steam engine
Interchangeable parts
Transportation improvements

4. Where in the U.S.? Northeastern United States because
There were plenty of rivers and water sources
A lot of natural resources such as coal

5. Location of Factories
Factories were located near rivers because the machines were powered by water

6. Samuel Slater Helped to start the Industrial Revolution in the U.S.
Copied ideas for building machines for spinning thread from the British and came to America

7. The Cotton Gin (1793) Invented by Eli Whitney
Helped to clean cotton faster (+)
Led to an increase in slavery (-)

8. Interchangeable Parts
Developed by Eli Whitney
Identical machine made parts that could be quickly reproduced in large amounts to replace identical pieces
Mass production

9. Interchangeable Parts & Assembly Line
Helped the development of the assembly line
Mass production made easier, faster, and cheaper

10. Free Enterprise
People are free to buy, sell, and make whatever they want

11. Capitalism
An economic system of the U.S. in which people put their capital, or money, into a business in order to make a profit
Money$$$

12. Key Ideas of the Industrial Revolution
Mass production
Steam or electric power for the machines.
Industrialization
Produce everything in one place
Use of unskilled labor
Use of machines

13. Factory System Developed by Francis Cabot Lowell
Started a factory in Massachusetts
Made thread and cloth in one factory
Step # 4 Cloth is made then sold
Step # 1
Cotton bought from South
Step # 2
Cotton spun into thread
Step # 3 Thread woven on loom

16. What was it like to work in a factory?
Typical workers were young women and children
Work was tedious, hard, and dangerous
Long hours and very low pay

19. Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Urbanization (people move from the farms to the cities)
Manufactured goods are made faster, easier, and cheaper
Immigration increases (Britain, Ireland)
Cities grow
Overcrowding, poverty, disease, pollution, crime