Chapter 12
Section 1
The American
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began
in England due to the growing
demand for consumer goods and
a shortage of manufactured
goods.
The Industrial Revolution is
the growth of the use of
machines in the
manufacturing process.
Richard ArkWright invented the
water frame (spinning frame
powered by water) which could
create stronger threads of yearn
than by hand.
Samuel Slater is known as the
Father of the American Industrial
Revolution because he copied plans
for a textile mill and brought them to
the U.S.
The northern states had more
factories than the southern
states because there were more
rivers to power factories in the
North.
Eli Whitney is credited with the
invention of interchangeable
parts for muskets making mass
production possible.
Economists and government
officials like Secretary of the
Treasury Albert Gallatin worried that
the U.S. did not have as many
factories as Britain because in
America the abundant and cheap
farmland made farming more
attractive to workers.
UNTIL - The War of 1812 caused
shortages of manufactured goods
due to the tariff on Great Britain
caused people to demand and buy
more domestic goods (goods from
the U.S.)
Thomas Jefferson was would fit into
our world today when he said “to be
independent for the comforts of life
we must fabricate (make) them
ourselves.” Meaning we shouldn’t
be dependent on imports.
Technology is any tool and
part used to do a job or make
something.