1. Industrial Revolution
Chapter 10, Section 2

2. Samuel Slater Slater introduced factory system to US in 1792
Opened first factory in Rhode Island
Spinning Frame

3. Factory System
Products used to be made in small scale by families in homes
Factories put machines in one location
Make people come to work
Reduce need for skilled labor

4. Transportation Revolution
Roads, canals, Railroads made transportation fast and cheap
Allows for
raw materials to be brought to factories
Finished products taken to market
Workers to get to jobs

5. National Economy
Ease of communication and transportation added to factory system ties different regions of US together
Abundance of raw materials allowed US to grow fast
Opportunity attracted immigrants from other countries

6. Corporations
Were created to raise large amounts of capital to pay for factories
Corporations legally are similar to a person
Shares of stock are sold to attract investors
Increases available capital, reduces risk to investors

7. Waltham and Factory System
Lowell built factory in Waltham Massachusetts 1813
Put all machines in one building
Factories built along rivers for power supply

8. Lowell Girls
Not enough workers in America so women and children were used
Entire families were hired
Lowell believed using women would prevent factories from becoming slum areas
Lowell built houses and communities to support workers
Wage Slavery
Workers not paid enough for true independence

9. Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney came up with idea
Use a mold to create exact duplicates of parts
Put equipment together like a jigsaw puzzle
Increase quantity of products dramatically
Creates more consistency with output
Decreases skilled labor, increases unskilled labor
Government hired him to make guns

10. Mass Production Producing masses of items of exactly the same kind.
Do not have to rely on skilled labor.
Items became cheaper and more people could buy them.
Employers could pat more and still make a profit.