Ch. 11, Section 1

Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution:

Factory machines began replacing hand tools;

large scale manufacturing

replaced farming.

What caused it?War of 1812 – naval blockade of the U.S. forced manufacturing to grow in the U.S.

Industrial Revolution

What effects do you think it will have on

the U.S.?

Fast-moving rivers (factories

water powered) Transportation – New England

has many ocean ports Willing labor force Free enterprise ( investing in US

industries)

What caused New England

to get the factories?

Slater's Mill Child & family labor

paid low wages Brought plan from

Great Britain Unskilled laborers

from farms Rhode Island

Lowell's Mills Young women paid

high wages to begin with but dropped

English looms Unskilled farm girls Massachusetts

How did these mills change the textile

industry in the U.S.?The inventions of the spinning jenny and the power loom made it possible for unskilled workers to

produce cloth more quickly. Also, workers and machines were

brought together under one roof allowing for the growth of cities.

GainsAffect on U.S./EnglandShould technology be a secret?

How would you judge Slater and Lowell?

INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS

1801 Parts that are exactly

alike Speeds up production Repairs easy Unskilled worker w/

management Eli Whitney

STEAM ENGINE 1807 Used steam to power

an engine Travel against current

or strong wind Robert Fulton

TELEGRAPH 1837 Machine sent

electrical pulses along a wire that were translated into a message

Communication brought the country together

Samuel F B Morse

STEEL PLOW 1836 Light-weight plow w/

steel cutting edge Farmers moved to

mid-west John Deere

MECHANICAL REAPER 1834 Cut ripe grain Grew food to feed

growing New England cities. In return, mid-west bought manufactured goods from New England factories

Cyrus McCormick

New technologies linked regions together and contributed to national unity.

What were the effects????