Read "The Beginnings of Indsustrialization" (pp 127-130) and answer the following question:
What were the factors that contributed to the early 19th c. industrial "revolution" and how and why were the North and South affected differently by them?
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Many factors included the fact that New England had started to begin in the factory race against England. The U.S. had almost completely cut off trade with England and New England had many prospective parts. Financers were building factories there, the swift rivers gave an excellent source of river power, there were many laborers available, New England was known for craftsmanship, and the interruption with trade in England left many merchants and shippers with time to invest into the factories. The government also played a role, by making imports from England have high taxes so local factories could contend with England in the Americas and other countries. Also - it allowed mass production never seen before. It increased cotton production 10 fold. This also lead to drastically low prices, some only 11¼% the original price. The north had many factories churning out industrial goods while the South ended up churning out tons of more cotton at lower prices than ever before.
-Chris Huckabee
Factors:
**Invention of spinning and weaving machine
**New England = many water sources = much laborers = tradition of craftsmanship
**Samuel Slater= Built first successful cottenmill in US (Pawtucket, RI)
**Francis Lowell = 1813 = 1st textile factory
**1300 cottonmills employing 75,000 people, producing $46,000,000 worth of goods a year
North
**URBAN
**More industry there, so...
**Cities grew in population and economy
South
**RURAL
**Less factories, more farms
**New tools for farming invented, so that helped speed up production
United States stoped the trade with England during the Napolenonic Wars and the War of 1812,and started to build factories and manufacture goods for U.S. market.The people and the governerment also encourage the industrial growth.Because the Industrial growth,americans built the factors in the city,therefore many rural people became city dwellers.
Because the machines began to replace the land tools customarily used by farmers which helped the farmers in the south a lot and it also increased the cotton production. In the North, which is growing textile industry. Because the cotton of South growing well by the help with machines, which was a steady supply of raw cotton for the North's growing textile industry.
America was slow to industrialize, becuase it could simply import goods from England. After trade with New England ceased during the Napoleonic Wars, however, industrializing became neccessary to replace the imports from England. Spinning and weaving machines proved to be a good investment; they made large-scale textile manufacturing feasible. Becuase of the interruption in trade with England, there was extra money lying around. The federal government encouraged industrialization.
The North, and in particular New England, quickly industrialized and began to profit from its new and improved factories. The North profited the most from the advent of fctories. Cities grew tremendously as rural Americans movde to work in the factories. Americans with factory jobs became city dwellers. The South was slower to industrializ due to its dependence on slaves and agriculture, but eventually new farming tools were introduced to make production more efficient on farms.
Factors that led to the industrial revolution were the invention of spinning and weaving machines, as well as machines used in agriculture, which replaced hand tools. The factory system, also known as the system of interchangeable parts, was introduced. This allowed for goods to be created quickly and less expensively.
The North was greatly affected because conditions important for a manufacturing region favored New England. This area had many workers, a history of craftsmanship, and enough sources of water to be used as power. Factories were built in cities, or alternatively, cities grew around factories, and both cities and factories were located in the northern part of the United States. The population of the region expanded because of the need for factory workers.
The South was affected mostly by the cotton gin. This technology greatly increased the production of cotton, and machines such as the reaper made food production much more efficient.
The industrial revolution had many contributing factors. The First, of these factors was that the U.S was not having that much trade with England. This gave the American people an opportunity to capitalize on the industries that England had. The Second factor was the invention of these new machines that could increase the production rate by a lot. This made it much cheaper and faster to make merchandise for the consumer. The Third factor was the new and quick assembling process that made it easier for a business to put together something really quick. The Fourth factor was the ingenuity of the American people.
This Industrial growth aided both the North and the South in different ways. The South was mostly aided by the cotton gin. This Machine increased their cotton productivity from 73,000 bales a year to 732,000 a year. This took only thirty years. The increase from the South aided the Northern textile industry. Since there was a boost in cotton production the textile industries were able to make much more clothes and other textile products.
There were a great number of factors that contributed to the industrial revolution. a few of these factors are....
-birth of factories
-invention of spinning and weaving machines
-high production of cotton
- use of river systems to transport goods
-growth in population
America was slow to industrialization due to the fact that They almost lost all trade with england during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. England was a very useful manufactoring country due to the fact that it had swift rivers to run factories, many laborers, craftsmanship, and Europe wasn't in the way anymore. There were actually some item productions, like textiles, that went to america. Samuel Slater also made the fist cotton mill in America.
Americans were also affected by industrializationl. The south was more Rural, which meant more farms and more outdoor production. They also created many tools to help increase product. The North was much more Urban. There was a higher population due to the amount of industry. This also led to a lot of people getting jobs and increase the employment rate.
Some of the many factors that contributed to the 19th century industrial "revolution" were: the invention of the cotton mill and spinning machines, the use of water as a power source, the end of trade with England, the ingenuity of the American people, and the encouragement of the federal government. In the north, as a result of the industrial "revolution," "1,300 cotton mills employed 75,000 people and produced $46 million worth of cotton goods a year." Another effect that the "revolution" had on the north was that, merchants and shippers began to invest their capital in domestic factories. The factors that led to these economic changes were: waterpower, an adequate supply of laborers, a tradition of craftsmanship, and the idle capital of merchants and shippers. The South also experienced drastic changes in their economic environment during the 19th century industrial “revolution”. Southern farmers were able to increase their cotton production, due to the cotton gill, from 73,000 bales in 1800 to 732,000 bales in 1830. Improved farm implements such as the reaper and the thresher both made farming more feasible and appeared early in the 19th century. Through the changes, farmers were enabled to increase their productivity and meet the nation's rising demand for food. All in all, the industrial "revolution" was significant in the economic developments during the 19th century, and it also increased the population in U.S. cities.
-Ben Post
The early 19th century industrial “revolution” was brought about by multiple stimulants that helped to industrialize our nation, opening new economic realms for manufactures and consumers, realms that pushed our nation into a new era for economics. One thing that sparked the industry boom in America was that the spread of England’s own “revolution” had now reached the shores of North America and its processes, methods, and machinery quickly settled in a seemingly rural America, that was soon to be transformed. Also the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 severely damaged trade relations with Britain, leaving consumers yearning for goods, that yearning was satisfied by the establishment of domestic industries which supplied people with their particular demand. The North, being more urban and industrialized before this onslaught of new industry, was the ideal place for large factories, as its large population served for a broad worker pool. The South, typically being more rural, its main industry being agriculture, served as fuel for this movement, as its raw materials provided materials that could be made into finished products in New England’s factories. The times inventions, machinery that proved more efficient than work by hand, helped to keep the industry movement stoked and raging with influence.
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