 1700s - People made their own clothing, etc.  Skilled artisans handmade goods  Artisans could not keep up with growing demand

Industry - commercial activity/manufacturing Revolution - radical change in society  So the Industrial Revolution was…the period of rapid grown in the use of machines in manufacturing

Spinning Jenny Water Frame Textiles - Cloth

 Began in England  Skilled mechanics were not allowed to leave Skilled mechanic

 Samuel Slater – Escaped England  Introduced new textile machines to the U.S

Early 19 th century events led to the growth of American manufacturing  Embargo of 1807  War of 1812

 Large number of identical goods

 Eli Whitney’s idea  Each product made exactly the same

 Entire families hired- children would get easier jobs

 Francis Cabot Lowell- produced thread and cloth under one roof  Hired young, unmarried women

 1830s and 40s unions began to form  Organization of artisans in a particular trade  Strikes-refused to work until their demands were met