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Samuel slater

Discover the journey of Samuel Slater, the "father of the American factory system," from his beginnings in England to his pivotal role in establishing America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill. Explore how Slater's management style and innovative Rhode Island System transformed the textile industry, employing families and children in his factory. Witness the progress of the Slater spinning frame and the widespread replication of his successful mill by other entrepreneurs. Delve into the impact of Slater's legacy, as reported by Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, with the proliferation of cotton-yarn mills across the U.S.

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Samuel slater

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  1. Samuel slater Toby Rodgers And Logan Pratt

  2. Childhood • Samuel Slater was born in Belper, Derbyshire, England. • Samuel received a basic education at a school in England. • At ten years old he began working at a cotton mill opened by a guy named jedediah strutt.

  3. In America • Samuel Slater has been called the "father of the American factory system." • Slater built America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

  4. In America( Continued ) • He saved many familys by employing them into his factory • The pay wasent good but it was enough money so they can eat • The children that worked there also got to live in the factory

  5. Management style • Slater drew on his British village experience to create a factory system called the "Rhode Island System," . • Children were aloud to work at the mill. • Children aged 7 to 12 were the first employees of the mill

  6. pictures • Samuel slayter slayter spinning frame

  7. progress • By the end of 1790, it was up and running, with workers walking a treadmill to generate power. • By 1791, a waterwheel drove the machinery that carded and spun cotton into thread .

  8. duplicate factorys • By 1800 the success of the Slater mill had been duplicated by other entrepreneurs • by 1810 Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin reported the U.S. had 50 cotton-yarn mills

  9. bibliography • /www.googleimages.com/ • /www.ask.com/ • /www.wikipedia.com/

  10. thank you • Hope you liked it

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