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Revolutions in Industry

Learn about the Industrial Revolution, from the transition of artisans to machines to the rise of mass production and the impact on society. Discover key inventions and systems that revolutionized the manufacturing industry.

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Revolutions in Industry

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  1. Revolutions in Industry

  2. Revolutions in Industry 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”

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

  4. Revolutions in Industry a. As population grows, artisans cannot meet demands and people look to machines

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

  6. Revolutions in Industry a. textiles – cloth 1.Spinning jenny and water frame increase speed of production

  7. Revolutions in Industry Spinning jenny – could be installed in homes

  8. Revolutions in Industry • Water Frame • required source of power • led to water-powered textile mills

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

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

  11. Revolutions in Industry • Mass Production – making of large numbers of identical goods

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

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

  14. Revolutions in Industry 4. Factories turn to steam power – can build away from streams/water

  15. Revolutions in Industry D. Factory Workers 1. Factory work boring

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

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

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

  19. Revolutions in Industry b. begin staging strikes – refusing to work until employers meet demands

  20. Revolutions in Industry

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