The Growth of Industry
1. Because workers were in short supply, Americans invented tools to make their work easier and more efficient.
2. In the mid-1700s, people in Great Britain decided to create machinery, such as mills, instead of handheld tools.
3. Many people left to find work in the mills, bringing about a huge change known as the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution in New England
1. Because the soil was poor, many were happy to exchange a life on the farm to go work in mills near the streams and rivers that provided the necessary waterpower to help the new machinery work.
2. Another factor that helped the Industrial Revolution grow was capitalism, an economic system where people put their capital, or money, into a buisness in hopes of a profit. This helped the competition grow with little government interference.
3. The American economy also revolves around free enterprise, a system allowing for people to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want.
New Technology
1. Machines and technology, such as the spinning jenny, the water frame, and the power loom, were important factors of the Industrial Revolution.
2. The cotton gin was made by Eli Whitney of Massachusetts in 1793, enabling one worker to do the work of 50 people.
3. To protect useful and important inventions, Congress passed the patent law.
2. In the mid-1700s, people in Great Britain decided to create machinery, such as mills, instead of handheld tools.
3. Many people left to find work in the mills, bringing about a huge change known as the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution in New England
1. Because the soil was poor, many were happy to exchange a life on the farm to go work in mills near the streams and rivers that provided the necessary waterpower to help the new machinery work.
2. Another factor that helped the Industrial Revolution grow was capitalism, an economic system where people put their capital, or money, into a buisness in hopes of a profit. This helped the competition grow with little government interference.
3. The American economy also revolves around free enterprise, a system allowing for people to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want.
New Technology
1. Machines and technology, such as the spinning jenny, the water frame, and the power loom, were important factors of the Industrial Revolution.
2. The cotton gin was made by Eli Whitney of Massachusetts in 1793, enabling one worker to do the work of 50 people.
3. To protect useful and important inventions, Congress passed the patent law.
New England Factories
1. The British wanted to keep their new technology and machinery a secret and even passed laws to prohibit them from leaving the country.
2. Samuel Slater memorized the design of Richard Arkwright's machine for spinning cotton and escaped to the U.S., marking an important step in the Industrial Revolution.
3. In 1814, Francis Cabot Lowell created the factory system, marking another important step in the Industrial Revolution as it increased both speed ans efficiency.
Interchangeable Parts
1. The creation of interchangeable parts required less labor and repair which lowered prices and increased the production of other goods as well.
2. This was made by Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.
2. Samuel Slater memorized the design of Richard Arkwright's machine for spinning cotton and escaped to the U.S., marking an important step in the Industrial Revolution.
3. In 1814, Francis Cabot Lowell created the factory system, marking another important step in the Industrial Revolution as it increased both speed ans efficiency.
Interchangeable Parts
1. The creation of interchangeable parts required less labor and repair which lowered prices and increased the production of other goods as well.
2. This was made by Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.
Agriculture Expands
1. Even with the Industrial Revolution, 65% of Americans were still farmers in the 1820s.
2. The demand for cotton increased in the South, especially after the invention of the cotton gin, and cotton productions went from 3,000 bales to 300,000 bales between 1790-1820.
3. Western farmers started to raise pork and cash crops such as corn and wheat.
2. The demand for cotton increased in the South, especially after the invention of the cotton gin, and cotton productions went from 3,000 bales to 300,000 bales between 1790-1820.
3. Western farmers started to raise pork and cash crops such as corn and wheat.
Economic Independence
1. Large corporations started to sell stock in the 1830s, allowing for improvement and development.
2. Congress chartered the Second Bank of the United States to allow companies to take loans, but many believed it only helped the rich and the powerful.
Cities Come of Age
1. Many towns and cities grew as factories and trade grew.
2. Because many towns and cities were made of wood/brick and were very dirty, both fire and diseases were constant threats to their residents.
3. However, they also provided jobs and wages as more libraries, museums, and shops were added to the growing cities, and many risked the danger and left farming.
2. Congress chartered the Second Bank of the United States to allow companies to take loans, but many believed it only helped the rich and the powerful.
Cities Come of Age
1. Many towns and cities grew as factories and trade grew.
2. Because many towns and cities were made of wood/brick and were very dirty, both fire and diseases were constant threats to their residents.
3. However, they also provided jobs and wages as more libraries, museums, and shops were added to the growing cities, and many risked the danger and left farming.