WDW152H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Spinning Jenny, Spinning Mule, Cotton Gin
12 May 2018
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Preventing collision, creating schedules
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November 18, 1883 - standard time zones for U.S. and Canada
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Many cities resisted - kept their local time
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March 19, 1918 - standard time act in U.S.
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U.S. not first - Great Western Railway in 1870
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August 1880 - Statues Act --> standard time in Britain
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William Heuisler, “How did Trains Standardize Time?”
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united-
states-william-heuisler
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Production of manufactured goods increased
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Time regulated lives
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England around 1760
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9/10 people lived in rural areas
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Almost no middle class
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People knew little about the rest of the world - little transportation
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Textile : first major industry to undergo industrialization
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Poor cottage workers used to produce textiles
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Spinning jenny and water farmer --> thread produced faster
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Spinning mule : 1 person replaced 3,000
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Mechanized power looms weaved thread
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Cottage weaving industry ended
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Luddites - rioting and destruction of machines
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Development of factories - people had to leave home to earn a living
and housing built near factories --> cities
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First time large numbers of people regulated by clocks
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Industrial revolution comes to America --> spies take information from
Britain
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Founds mill in 1790
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Slater memorizes how machines work
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1814 : copies of English power looms
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Becomes textile manufacturing nation
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Cotton hadn't been used in textiles --> too hard to clean
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Increase in slaves working on plantations
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Backbone of economy
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Cotton gin : cheap to produce --> slaves used
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Tools had been made one at a time by blacksmiths
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Whitney: 10,000 riles requested
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Method to manufacture identical parts - faster to make and fix
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Interchangeable parts
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Rivers: water power
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Uneven / rocky terrain unsuitable for farming
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Seaports for imports / exports
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Rich men wanting to invest in factories
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Industrial revolution in Northern U.S.
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Many young children employed in England
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"Mill girls" less than $3 for 6 hours of work
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In U.S. : young women unmarried, low-wage
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United Learning, “Industrial Revolution,” (19:56). Available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4joqYycnqM
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Reading 2.8: Technology and Global
Transformation: The Industrial Revolution
March 8, 2017
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Document Summary
William heuisler, how did trains standardize time? http://ed. ted. com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united- states-william-heuisler. November 18, 1883 - standard time zones for u. s. and canada. Many cities resisted - kept their local time. March 19, 1918 - standard time act in u. s. U. s. not first - great western railway in 1870. August 1880 - statues act --> standard time in britain. People knew little about the rest of the world - little transportation. Textile : first major industry to undergo industrialization. Spinning jenny and water farmer --> thread produced faster. Development of factories - people had to leave home to earn a living and housing built near factories --> cities. First time large numbers of people regulated by clocks. Industrial revolution comes to america --> spies take information from. Cotton gin : cheap to produce --> slaves used. Cotton hadn"t been used in textiles --> too hard to clean. Tools had been made one at a time by blacksmiths.
