Industrial Revolution Part 3

What did Sam Slater do during the Industrial Revolution?

Spread the Textile Industry to the US, and brought over the industrial spinning machine.

What did Eli Whitney do during the Industrial Revolution?

Inventor of the cotton gin, and introduced the idea of interchangeable parts.

What did Henry Ford do during the Industrial Revolution?

Introduced the Assembly line of workers each putting a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed in a moving belt -Model T.

What did Adam Smith do during the Industrial Revolution?

Wrote The Wealth of Nations saying that an economy works best with Laissez-fair (business should operate without government interference which leads to a growing economy and progress of ALL people).

What did Thomas Malthus do during the Industrial Revolution?

Wrote an Essay on the Principle of Population, warned of population explosion & shortages, most people destined to live poor.

What did Jeremy Bentham do during the Industrial Revolution?

Advocated for education & public health care for all.

What did John Stuart Mill do during the Industrial Revolution?

States that the government should improve working class’ lives.

What did James Watt do during the Industrial Revolution?

Inventor who improved the steam engine and advanced the Industrial Revolution.

What did Edmund Cartwright do during the Industrial Revolution?

Invented the power loom.

What did James Hargreaves do during the Industrial Revolution?

Invented the spinning jenny.

What did Richard Arkwright do during the Industrial Revolution?

Invented the water frame.