Bobby Caples - Industrial Revolution Part 2

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The Industrial Revolution

Spreads to North America


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Review

Industrial Revolution began in Britain =>

became the worlds leading industrial power.

Inventions and ideas that were developed inBritain were then taken to other parts of the

world.

Inventions and ideas taken to North America

by new immigrants who were settling the

land => began the development of American

industry.


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Movement of Industrial Knowledge to the

United StatesB/se Britain wanted to keep theiradvantage over the rest of the world, the

govt tried to prevent the spread of

industrial technology to other countries.

Main challenge?


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How Could Britain Try to Prevent the

Movement of Industrial Knowledge to the US?1. Penalties if caught smuggling plans orblueprints of the new machines out of thecountry.

2. Laws to prevent immigration of skilled workersto American colonies.

3. Laws made recruiting immigrants an offense.


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Sam Slater:

Traitor or Hero?b1768When he was 15, he became an apprentice in atextile mill

Hard worker, promoted to the position ofoverseer in the mill

Learned of recruiting agents for the Americas

Philadelphia newspaper reported a reward of 100

pounds for anyone who could produce replacementparts for Harbreaves spinning jenny.

Goal: once his apprenticeship was complete (6 years), he would immigrate to the Americas (seen

as land of promise)


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Sam Slater:

Traitor or Hero?continued

1789: at 21 years of age, Slater sailed to thenewly independent United States (after AmericanWar of Independence)

Memorized the technical drawings of textilemachines

However, he needed his apprenticeship papers toprove to the Americans that he was a skilledtextile workersewed them into the lining of his

coat.


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Sam Slater:


Slater offered to help Brown with a money-

back guarantee: If I do not make as good a

yarn as they do in England, I will have

nothing for my services.

Brown hired him

Slater soon regretted his promisewhy?


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Sam Slater:


December, 1790 (13 months after Slater

arrived in New York): Slater had Browns

72-spindle machine running properly

1793: Slater rebuilt the mill when it

became inadequate to meet the demand for

cloth


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Sam Slater:Traitor or Hero? continued

April 20, 1835: Sam Slater died

a

A

Textile industry in the USA became thefoundation for other industries.

Textile industry in USA remains one of themost important industries today.

Was Sam Slater a traitor or a hero?


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Water Power in New England

Water powerwas essential for the new textile

machines.

New England states fortunate b/se they had alarge number of streams that would supply

the needed power

The states of New Englandare Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, NewHampshire, Rhode Island, and

Vermont. Together, they formthe northeasternmost point ofthe United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_map-New_England.PNG


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Geography

& PoliticsNew Englands

geography and politics

helped to foster the

growth of the textile

industry b/se:

1. A

2. A

3. A

4. a


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Considering an Essential QuestionWas the British government justified inpassing laws to prevent the export ofindustrial technology?

Agree w/British govtactions

Disagree w/Britishgovt actions

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