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A Revolution in Industry
A) Until the mid 1700’s all products were made by hand
A) Until the mid 1700’s all products were made by hand
• 1) This means that the quality was usually very good
A) Until the mid 1700’s all products were made by hand
• 1) This means that the quality was usually very good
• 2) However, quantity was low
A) Until the mid 1700’s all products were made by hand
• 1) This means that the quality was usually very good
• 2) However, quantity was low
• 3) Why???
B) The Industrial Revolution
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
• 2) Effects of the Industrial Revolution:
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
• 2) Effects of the Industrial Revolution:– a. increased amount of items produced
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
• 2) Effects of the Industrial Revolution:– a. increased amount of items produced– b. lowered the costs of goods
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
• 2) Effects of the Industrial Revolution:– a. increased amount of items produced– b. lowered the costs of goods
• 1. a + b = mass production
B) The Industrial Revolution
• 1) The shift from hand tools to machines
• 2) Effects of the Industrial Revolution:– a. increased amount of items produced– b. lowered the costs of goods
• 1. a + b = mass production
– c. allowed people to leave farm and work in factories
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 1) The South was having trouble making money on cotton production
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 1) The South was having trouble making money on cotton production– a. it took too long to clean
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 1) The South was having trouble making money on cotton production– a. it took too long to clean
• 2) Eli created a machine that worked 50x faster than humans
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 1) The South was having trouble making money on cotton production– a. it took too long to clean
• 2) Eli created a machine that worked 50x faster than humans– a. this made cotton a cash crop
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 3) Whitney also opened a gun factory
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 3) Whitney also opened a gun factory– a. hired unskilled workers to perform a simple
task or two
C) Whitney’s Cotton Gin
• 3) Whitney also opened a gun factory– a. hired unskilled workers to perform a simple
task or two– b. each worker did their simple task, and in the
end they had completed a gun
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 1) Lowell toured England and memorized a machine that wove cotton
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 1) Lowell toured England and memorized a machine that wove cotton– a. he returned to Boston and opened a plant that
would spin and weave cotton all under one roof
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 1) Lowell toured England and memorized a machine that wove cotton– a. he returned to Boston and opened a plant that
would spin and weave cotton all under one roof– b. took raw cotton in, and put finished cloth out
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 2) Needed workers for his successful business
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 2) Needed workers for his successful business– a. hired area girls to work
D) Lowell’s Cotton Mill
• 2) Needed workers for his successful business– a. hired area girls to work– b. the girls did not get paid for farm work, did
get paid by Lowell
E) The American System
E) The American System
• 1) Madison called for the gov’t to aid in the growing of business in the United States
E) The American System
• 1) Madison called for the gov’t to aid in the growing of business in the United States
• 2) Henry Clay and John C. Callhoun created a series of bills known as the American System
E) The American System
• 1) Madison called for the gov’t to aid in the growing of business in the United States
• 2) Henry Clay and John C. Callhoun created a series of bills known as the American System– a. created a new national bank for loans to
businesses
E) The American System
• 1) Madison called for the gov’t to aid in the growing of business in the United States
• 2) Henry Clay and John C. Callhoun created a series of bills known as the American System– a. created a new national bank for loans to
businesses– b. protective tariff - a tax on imported goods
E) The American System
• 1) Madison called for the gov’t to aid in the growing of business in the United States
• 2) Henry Clay and John C. Callhoun created a series of bills known as the American System– a. created a new national bank for loans to
businesses– b. protective tariff - a tax on imported goods– c. internal improvements, creation of
transportation system
E) The American System
• 3) This bill was vetoed by Madison
E) The American System
• 3) This bill was vetoed by Madison– a. did not believe that Congress had these
powers (Dem-Rep)
