https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg en-us 2023-09-12 15:58:46 UTC 2023-09-14 16:05:07 UTC hello@padlet.com leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2700242627 A machine that could spin several threads at once created in 1764. It was made to speed up the sewing process.]]> 2023-09-12 16:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2700242627 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2700271122 Francis Cabot Lowell saw that one factory had spun thread and one wove it into cloth. He wondered, why not combine spinning and weaving under one roof? So he built a new factory, and had all the machines needed to turn raw cotton into cloth.]]> 2023-09-12 16:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2700271122 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702376762 Lowell girls lived in boarding houses and shared rooms, and a kitchen with many other girls. Work hours were 12 hours a day and 6 days a week.]]> 2023-09-13 15:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702376762 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702388638 This invention was originally made by Jethro Wood, it began manufacture of an iron plow with replaceable parts. John Deere improved the idea when he created the lightweight steel plow.]]> 2023-09-13 16:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702388638 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702400770 In 1800, nearly 5,000,000 Americans lived in rural areas, differentiating to 322,000 Americans who lived in cities. Urbanization was a gradual steady process. In 1800, only 6% of the nation population lived in urban areas.]]> 2023-09-13 16:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702400770 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702413474 Small children, as young as seven were used in textile mills because they were small enough to fit in the large machines to change spindles and other small parts.]]> 2023-09-13 16:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2702413474 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704462135 15% of the nations population lived in cities. Cities sprang up around factories, which was causing people to get attracted to job opportunities. ]]> 2023-09-14 15:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704462135 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704470812 Lowell girls and other women were moved from farms to textile mills and other mills to work in factories. Most workers had set hours and earned daily or weekly wages. Most poor women had to go out and work]]> 2023-09-14 15:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704470812 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704478060 This machine allowed workers to produce a great deal of cloth in a day. This machine was also a key invention of the industrial revolution.]]> 2023-09-14 16:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704478060 leeariola https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704483761 This invention created by Eli Whitney was used to replace parts if they were broken or lost. This helped because if you lost or broke a part you would have to make a new part.]]> 2023-09-14 16:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leeariola/n6r250xbblf6m2vg/wish/2704483761