Bellringer

1. Bellringer • Make a list of rules that apply to teenagers who work. • Age, conditions, dress code, etc… • http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/kid_site/documents/HighSchool/LaborLaws.pdf

2. Industrial Revolution

3. Industrial Revolution • War of 1812 brought great economic changes to the United States • Most Americans did not want to industrialize • British naval blockade leading cause • Forced Americans to make their own goods • Hand tools replaced by machines • Farming replaced by large-scale manufacturing

4. Factory System • Brought workers and machines under the same roof • Most factories were built next to a water source • Water was used to power machines • Rural to Urban society • Factory workers • Set wages, schedule • Dangerous working conditions • Way of life changed, not always for the better

5. Mill Systems Samuel Slater’s Mill Francis Lowell’s Mill Source of Employees Children or families Young women Origins of Machinery Design Copied from English Copied from English Work Performed Spinning mill Spun cotton into yarn Wove cloth

6. Lowell Mills • Young farm girls worked 12 ½ hour day • Very loud working conditions • Wages - $2-4/week • Wages became worse as profits fell, as well as working conditions • Older women were the supervisors • Made women follow strict rules and attend church • Worked in the mill until they got married

7. Interchangeable parts • Eli Whitney was hired by the government to make 10,000 muskets in two years • Prior to interchangeable parts, guns were made individually by gunsmiths • Each gun having its own unique parts • Interchangeable parts = parts that are exactly alike • Allows for parts to be easily replaced or made, sped up production, and the use of lower paid and skilled workers • Requires inspection of parts to ensure uniformity