Dbq Industrialization

Britain started its industrialization period in the eighteenth century, while America was just starting to start theirs during the antebellum period. From 1814-1865 manufacturing grew in many ways. “Population grew by a factor of 4, outputs of manufacturing grew by a factor of 12, and the value of manufactured goods grew by a factor of 8.” These growth factors mainly occurred in the New England area. Agriculture was the main sector until people learned about how manufacturing worked. The use of interchangeable parts was a huge contribution to the advancement of industrialization.

(DOC A) Jefferson believed that manufacture should be be only in use if it was needed. He built on ancient ideas and thought that “farmers were more moral, virtuous, and more godly than people” who live in the city. In this document he argues that Virginia should remain an agricultural state. America use to have around 50 cotton mills, some which were created in response to the Embargo act. (DOC B)The Slater Spinning Frame
This is one of the many reasons why manufacturer jobs were considered ‘dangerous’ . Though this was a dangerous job, the meat packing industry still brought in lots of money for the economy. (DOC E) Kids were allowed to work in factories too and they suffered bad injuries. Large, heavy, and dangerous equipment was being moved everyday , and children were often neglected. Factories were not good places to work at because they barely had sunlight coming through the windows, which made it very hard to see and work. Mostly all of the machines had safety precautions also. (DOC F) Many people found the use of machinery helpful. Its like 3 extra helping hands and it’s like doing 3000 times the work. Examples of some machines that helped were the cotton gin and the Slater