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Industrial Revolution Time Period. Following the War of 1812 through early 1900s. What was the Industrial Revolution?. It is actually a series of revolutions which improved industry and manufacturing, transportation, agricultural production and communication.
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Industrial Revolution Time Period Following the War of 1812 through early 1900s
What was the Industrial Revolution? • It is actually a series of revolutions which improved industry and manufacturing, transportation, agricultural production and communication. • Most of the movements are national (impact the entire nation), but the improvements to industry and manufacturing deeply impact the North while the agricultural movements impact the south. • Definition – period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s.
Industrial Revolution • What was industry in the United States like in the 1700s? • Why did we change into an industrialized nation? • How did machines change the textile industry? • Who is Samuel Slater and what was his impact on the Industrial Revolution? • What was the huge manufacturing breakthrough for the United States and why was it? • What was Eli Whitney’s influence over the Industrial Revolution? • What pushed the advancement of manufacturing in the United States?
What was industry in the United States like in the 1700s? • Limited, at home industries • You made everything that you needed including furniture, clothing, and household items • There were some skilled workers such as; blacksmiths, coopers, cobblers, and carpenters.
Why did we change into an industrialized nation? • Expansion of population due to improved agriculture and transportation. • Traditional methods of manufacturing no longer produced enough goods for the consumers • Caused us to create machines to make more efficient use of our time
How did machines change the textile industry? • Water frame – produced cotton thread quickly from cotton fiber speeding up the speed of textile production and reducing the cost. • Water powered
Who is Samuel Slater and what was his impact on the Industrial Revolution? • He was a skilled British mechanic who snuck the ideas for British textile factories out of Great Britain and shared them with the United States. • This was illegal and had to be done completely from memory • Created the most successful textile mills and a new type of thread to make the industry successful in the United States
What was the huge manufacturing breakthrough for the United States and why was it? • Interchangeable parts which made machines easier to assemble and for broken parts to be replaced
What was Eli Whitney’s influence over the Industrial Revolution? • Eli Whitney – created mass production techniques that allowed manufacturing to be more efficient • Interchangeable Parts • Interchangeable machine tools • Created Mass Production – efficient production of a large number of goods
What pushed the advancement of manufacturing in the United States? • The War of 1812 and the fact we could no longer purchase the cheapest manufactured goods from Great Britain because we were at war with them.