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The Industrial Revolution: Advancements in Machinery and Economic Growth in the 1700s

Chapter 8, Section 1 explores the profound changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in Britain during the 1700s. It highlights the transition from manual labor to machine-powered production in textiles, with innovations such as the water frame, spinning jenny, and power loom driving profits. Key figures like James Watt, Samuel Slater, and Eli Whitney revolutionized manufacturing practices. The chapter discusses the rise of cotton production, the growth of railroads and canals, and the impact of free enterprise on the economy. It captures the essence of this transformative era in history.

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The Industrial Revolution: Advancements in Machinery and Economic Growth in the 1700s

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  1. Chapter 8 Section 1 Industrial Revolution- machines over humans and animals Began- Britain- 1700’s- textile- clothing

  2. Chapter 8 Section 1 • Mills- stream or water- hydroelectric power • Water frame, spinning jenny, power loom • Increase in profits • Steam engine- James Watts • Samuel Slater- Pawtucket, RI- water-powered textile mill • Eli Whitney- interchangeable parts- exact standard • Cotton gin- seeds- raw cotton • Patent- license- government

  3. Chapter 8 Section 1 • Export- cotton- booms • Depend on land • New land • Enslaved Africans • Road building boomed • “Corduroy roads”, plank roads • River travel- Robert Fulton- Clermont- “North River Steamboat”- Hudson River • Erie Canal- Atlantic Coast- Great Lakes

  4. Chapter 8 Section 1 • Railroads- Baltimore to Ohio- B & O • Postal service expands • Market Revolution- way US manufactures goods • NE- manufacturing- use machinery • Francis Cabot Lowell- centralized- one facility • Free enterprise- capitalism- profit, competition, private ownership- means of production • Specialization- one part of the process

  5. Chapter 8 Section 1 • New banks open • Investment capital- money- business spends- future gain • Uncontrolled lending occurs • Bank note- paper issued to customers

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