early industry and inventions. how did the industrial revolution change the way people worked?...
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EARLY INDUSTRY and INVENTIONS
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way people worked?• Farming to Factories•Hand tools to machine •More goods, more quickly!
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
How did the Industrial Revolution make its way
to America????
Four reasons New England was a good place to set up
factories?
• Rivers for water power • Willing workers (subsistence farmers)• Seaports for exporting• Wealthy investors
For each inventor, name his invention and tell how his invention impacted life:
Samuel Slater
First water powered textile mill in AmericaSpinning mill
Francis Cabot Lowell
Factory that spun raw cotton into yarnWomen entered the work force
Who were the “Lowell girls”?
*Farm girls who moved into boarding houses to work in Lowell factories*Long hours and poor working conditions but living conditions better than at home
Robert Fulton
Improved steamboatFaster water transportation
Samuel F.B. Morse
telegraph – Morse Codefaster communication
Cyrus McCormick
mechanical reaperfaster/easier harvesting crops
Who came up with the idea for
interchangeable parts? How did interchangeable parts change industry?
•Eli Whitney•Faster production •Easier repairs•Assembly line