Chapter 12 Section 1 - American Industrial Revolution

Chapter 12 Section 1 The Industrial Revolution in America

The Industrial Revolution in America • In the 1700’s Europe began to change, more and more people moved to the cities and there was a need for machines so the Industrial Revolution started • Textile Industry • First breakthrough industry • 1769- Richard Arkwright invented a spinning machine called a water frame • Could produce dozens of cotton threads at the same time • Large mills started to pop up

The Industrial Revolution in America • New Machines

• New processes in business started and items became more efficient to make which means more profit

• Samuel Slater

• An British Mechanic snuck out of Britain and came to the U.S. brining the memorized designs of textile machines with him • With a partner opened a textile mill in Pawtucket, RI • His wife invented a new thread for sewing and he grew the industry • Mills grew in the north due to money, and rivers, agriculture grew in the south

The Industrial Revolution in America • 1789- Eli Whitney gave proposals for mass-producing guns for war, this could be applied to other areas • He also started using interchangeable parts • Gave machines and ease of manufacturing, since parts were the same

• Even with these ideas manufacturing didn’t take off right away.

The Industrial Revolution in America • Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin didn’t think people would work in factories, they would rather own their own piece of land. • U.S. workers also wanted higher wages compared to British workers • Costs were less in Britain which hurt U.S. competitiveness • The ideas changed after the war of 1812.