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:explode:The Industrial Revolution:explode: (The Revolution Begins (New…
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The Revolution Begins
New Technology
In the mid 1700's the British developed new technologies that transformed the textile industry
New inventions included the spinning jenny and the water frame.
The Factory System
The factory system brought workers and machinery into one place to produce goods.
Before the 1800's most people were farmers and most goods were produced by hand. But the industrial revolution changed that.
A Revolution Crosses The Atlantic
Britan didn't want their plans for the factory getting out, so they forbade anyone to tell.
Slater Breaks The Law
Slater broke the law by giving the British plans to America by memorising them , he memorized them because all luggage was searched before departure
The First American Mill
In 1790 Slater and Brown made the first mill
Lowell, Massachusetts; A Model Factory Town
Francis Lowell
Lowell turned the normal 2 mills (one to make thread, and the other to make finished cloth) and make one that does both
Lowell Girls
The Boston Associates hired young women (Lowell Girls) who worked for a few years, then went home
Impact On Daily Life
Child Labor
Children as young as seven worked in mills. They were hired because children could work for half the price