industrial revolution period 3 by Nicholas Gandza

Interchangeable Parts 1798

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-12 14:41:35 UTC

Before Interchangeable parts people had to make everything by hand and that meant that all parts were not identical so if something broke then they would have to make another part by hand to repair it but with Interchangeable parts you could just take the part that you needed from another good since the parts were identical

capitalist investing money 1793

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-12 14:47:09 UTC

factories needed capitalists of people to invest in their business. capitalists would supply the money, and hire the workers in order to make a profit.

daily life in factory towns 1800s

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-12 14:53:41 UTC

workers earned daily or weekly wages. they had to work 12 hours a day 6 days a week the work in factories was often hard and dangerous.

the mechanical reaper 1847

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-13 14:19:34 UTC

The mechanical reaper is a horse drawn machine that cut and gathered wheat and other grains. It allowed farmers to make farming much more efficient.

Moving from rural areas to cities 1800-1920

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-13 14:23:41 UTC

In the industrial revolution people from farms/rural areas moved to cities. This was because of the job opportunity found in factory's. This increase in population in cities also led to problems like streets turning in to mud when it rains and garbage piling up on streets.

Labor force

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-13 14:27:14 UTC

The labor force in the 1800s varied from boys and girls as young as 7 to adults children were used to fix machines which was esyer because of there size. They were also payed 50% of what adults made

The spinning Jenny 1764

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-13 14:40:17 UTC

James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny a machine that could spin several threads at once. instead of having to spin one thread at once.

Cast iron stove 1834

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-16 14:23:07 UTC

Philo Stewart made a cast iron stove that was small enough that it could fit in a average kitchen. it used wood as fuel and around 90,000 units were sold.

electric current 1834

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-16 14:26:34 UTC

Joseph Henry showed that electric current could be sent over long distances with a wire. And Thomas Davenport invented a electric motor in 1834.

light steel plow 1837

nicholasgandza — 2024-09-16 14:31:01 UTC

Jeffrow wood invented the iron plow that could be pulled by a horse instead of a oxen.

A horse is better than an oxen because it is faster.