Industrial Revolution in the Americas

• 2nd Revolution

• Britain blockaded the U.S. from international trade.

• The U.S. had the same natural resources as Britain.

• The U.S. was forced to develop industries on its own.

Industrial Development in the US

• Britain and their secret

• Forbid engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers to leave the country.

• Samuel Slater - Mill worker emigrated to U.S. and built a spinning machine from memory

• Moses Brown - Opened the first factory to produce thread in U.S. for Slater

• Francis Cabot Lowell - Manufactured textiles at every stage. Created a weaving factory

• Lowell, Massachusetts

• Young single women

• Working as mill girls (better than being a servant)

• Higher wages

• Independence

• 12 hours a day 6 days a week

• U.S. technology boom

• Connect cities

• Profitable business

• Inventions:

  • Electric Light Bulb

  • Telephone

  • Urban populations

  • Railroads

• Wealth of natural resources

  • oil

  • coal

  • iron

• Effects:

  • Urban populations

  • Railroads

Industrial Development in the US