Textile manufacture changed dramatically in the 1700s. Key inventions such as Hargreaves' spinning jenny (1764), Arkwright's water frame (1769), Crompton's spinning mule (1779) and Cartwright's power loom (1784) reduced human labour by up to a third. Early models of these machines tended to be unreliable, and some looms were ruined by machine breakers as a statement against the replacement of human labour with machines.
The main centres of textile production in England became Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Leeds, for example, boasted around 170 'scribbling machines' (which prepare wool for spinning) by 1786; this had unfortunate consequences for workers, who signed a petition in that year stating that 'twelve men are thrown out of employ for every single machine used in scribbling'.
By 1830, over half of British exports consisted of cotton textiles. People began to favour the
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Play the interactive game 'Who Wants to be a Cotton Millionaire?'
What were the key names and inventions mentioned in Professor Clarke's lecture?
How did the majority of inventors discussed in the lecture end up, financially speaking?
After playing the interactive game 'Who wants to be a cotton millionaire?', note down five things you learned about the cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.
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In the 1750s, stage coaches achieved an average speed of 5 miles per hour; by the 1790s this had risen to almost 7 miles per hour. By the 1780s there were 16 coach services going from London to Bath per week. A 1754 advertisement boasted: 'However incredible it may appear, this coach will actually arrive in London four days after leaving Manchester'. Consumer transport allowed city-dwellers to go to the countryside on weekends, partly making up for the pollution and stress of daily
After the invention of the cotton gin, the production of unprocessed cotton doubled each decade after 1800. Other inventions of the Industrial Revolution were the machines to spin and weave cotton and the steamboat to transport it. America was growing three quarters of the world's supply of cotton in the mid-century. Most of it was shipped to England or New England where it was made into cloth. During this time, tobacco’s value decreased, rice exports stayed at the same price, and sugar began to flourish, but only
After the invention of the cotton gin was invented, American cotton moved in ever-greater quantities to the factories of Europe. The cotton industry was among the world’s largest industries at midcentury, drawing on the labor of 20 million workers.
Due to this, the economy of America at this period of time was centred around cotton and as Clement Eaton stated, 'After the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, the tempo of life in the South quickened.' The industry was able to achieve large profits through the use of slaves-the cheapest labour of all-and eventually 'Three-fourths of the world's supply of cotton came from the southern states.'
The Industrial Revolution followed after cottage industries expanded and agriculture experienced a revolution. The textile industry especially sparked the nation’s prosperity; within the nineteenth century, Manchester, England emerged as the center of textile manufacturing after its first cotton mill was built in 1780 (Historical Background). The effective and productive industrial facilities were rich in provisions of coal and vitality, which prompted the quick development of the English economy and the nation's populace. Because of its rapid growth, its population expanded from 18,000 in 1750 to over 300,000 by 1851, mostly made up of laborers and immigrants. As found in History of Manchester, there was a monstrous population growth throughout
Last week we talked about the North during 1815 to 1860, this week we are going to explore the South during 1815 to 1860. The situation between the North and the South are very different during 1815 to 1860. People in southern America were live depend on agricultural (plant cotton), as the cotton production increased cause the cotton economy rise meanwhile the demand of slavery also expanded in the North. In contrast people in northern America are more industrialized, they experienced industry revolution and abolished slavery. How was the cotton economy created in the South? Starting from the year of 1815, cotton has become the most valuable export in the United State.
After the invention of the cotton gin, the yield of raw cotton doubled each decade after 1800. Demand was fueled by other inventions of the Industrial Revolution, such as the machines to spin and weave it and the steamboat to transport it. By mid-century America was growing three-quarters of the world's supply of cotton, most
We have to take into consideration the other commodities that were becoming global trading items, and not just assume the only item the entire globe showed interest in was cotton. Also, with resources such as steel coming into the picture, that led to new developments such as railroads and better machinery in factors. That alone sped up the industrial revolution by giving more transportation routes and faster production. This being said, we have keep in mind the idea that cotton was a major factor in the growth of capitalism and the development of the industrialized world, however it was not the only factor. No global phenomena can be explained by a single factor. It is the give and take and working together of all the constituents of capitalism that helped shape the world into an industrial one. Although not all countries in the world have had the chance to develop like other parts, the ones that did owe a lot of their thanks to cotton, the commodity that outshines the
labor” (Foner, 393). Cotton not only became the most profitable crop for the Southern farmers,
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The industrial revolution was a time of great change in Europe. Many of those changes were brought about by mechanical inventions that greatly increased efficiency by which raw materials were processed. "While working in the sciences and tinkering with mechanics, a few people were able to come up with new ways of doing things. New machines were invented" (MacroHistory and World Report) Three significant machines that were invented during this time period that greatly increased the cotton industry were the cotton gin, the spinning jenny, and the power loom. Since cotton was one of the major cash crops exported by the colonies to England, it is important to understand these inventions in order to grasp the changes brought about by this trio of machines on the cotton industry.
There were two key inventions that had a huge impact on the Industrial Revolution. John Kay, an English engineer invented the flying shuttle. They flying shuttle was a machine that made cotton workers capable of weaving much faster. Kay received the patent for the flying shuttle on May 26, 1733. Thirty-one years late in 1764, an English carpenter name James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny. This machine multiplied the amount of yarn produced. The only setback was that the spinning jenny produced only one type of yarn needed for weaving (Bruno 158). Then another inventor, Richard Arkwright, made the water frame. This invention made it possible to produce the other type of yarn needed and required much waterpower. The new spinning machine that Arkwright invented was made of a frame, which was too large and too expensive to fit in a small cottage. In The Timetable of Technology, it states that Arkwright is the founder of the modern factory. He is named the founder because he built a house for his new water frame, and then employed one thousand people to work the spinning machine. This new factory started operating in
The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacturer. It brought three important changes: inventions of machines that simplify and speed up the work of hand tools, use of steam (and other power) versus human power, adoption of a factory system. Workers were brought together under one roof and were supplied machines. The Industrial Revolution began throughout the world relatively during the same time period, and although it had its beginning in remote times, it is still continuing in some places.
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Some of the most important advancements came in the production of cotton, where several inventions stood out: John Kay's flying shuttle of 1733, which greatly increased weaving speed; James Hargreaves spinning jenny, which made possible the automatic production of thread; Richard Arkwright’s water frame; and Edmund Cartwright’s machine loom. It was the textile industry that pioneered the Industrial Revolution and its innovators encouraged others to continue the technological advancements that made Britain's economy flourish.