The Industrial Revolution

By Matthew Clawson

​The Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution...

• ​Most people still lived on farms

• those who weren't farmers were skilled craftsmen

• Most women still worked in the household​

• Blacksmiths, cobblers, tailors etc. ​

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Beginning in Europe...

• Water Mills --> textile industry (growth of production)

• Richard Arkwright - Water Frame --> cotton thread production

• More jobs in the textile industry ​

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In America...

• ​The Industrial Revolution will eventually make it to America

• Samuel Slater brings textile improvements to America

• The Steam Engine --> powered by coal --> Railroad (this is really important)

• Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin​

• ​Increased speed of cleaning cotton and removing the seeds

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Changes in Cities...

• ​Changes in the workforce - more people working in factories - more people living in cities

• Less "skilled jobs" - less specialized ​

• More women starting to go into the workplace​

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