Ideas from England

› Newcomen steam engine- 1712

› John Kay’s flying shuttle- 1733

Spinning Jenny- 1765

Agricultural revolution

› Rising population/Rising demand

British navigation laws

Manufacturing process transferred from homes

New water power› Hudson river used

› Tributaries and water falls

Eventually superseded by steam

Cost of goods started to fall

By 1775, PA, NY, NJ had more forges and furnaces in operation than all of England and Wales

Reduced dependency on England› More goods now made in colonies

Change in lifestyle

New technology that would revolutionize the world› Watt steam engine-1776

Rise of working class› Marxism

Standard of living increased

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