Factories

1) Who? I don't know What? Factories helped speed up the process of creating goods in America Where? United States and other countries When? Industrial Revolution Why? To help speed up the process of manufacturing How? By machines and human power
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2) Who created the first factory in the Industrial Revolution? What caused factories to be formed? Where were the majority of the factories located? When were factories at there high point? How did factories impact the Industrial Revolution?


 * 3) Who?** I will ask Mrs. Horn or Mrs. Brem for help locating information. I could also ask Mrs. Brolan for information on the factories.
 * What?** Expert websites, databases, encyclopedias, books, textbooks.
 * When?** During class or outside of class.
 * Where?** At CTMS and any other computers.
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 * Key words:** " factories", " Industrial revolution factories"," children working in factories"

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Factories influence American life during the Industrial Revolution by creating more jobs for the inexperienced person and allowing a larger amount of items to be produced at one time.

The need and want for clothing and goods began to increase as the population increased. Manufacturers began to see that if they produced more products at one time, they would be less expensive and easier to produce. The need for more products led to more factories. The factory system was able to employ more workers because many people were moving to the city for jobs. The factories provided more jobs for women, men, and children. The industrial revolution led to crowded houses and towns and very unsanitary conditions for workers. Factories had few lights, were cluttered, and very unsafe places for the workers, who had to work long hours. Due to the fact that machinery in productions were owned by the factories, the owners received all of the income to pay their laborers hourly to weekly wages and to keep for themselves. Handmade goods did cost more than factory-made, so more factory-made products were produced resulting in the owners receiving more money.

"Operating the power-driven machines did not require adult strength, and children could be hired more cheaply than adults. By the mid-1800's, child labor was a major problem.” Factories became very popular in the United States during the Industrial Revolution. The owners needed to find a new source of cheap labor to direct the machines. Children seemed to be the perfect fit for the factory life. They were able to operate the power- driven machines without much difficulty and they were very cheap. Child labor began to get out of hand by the mid-1800. Children had all ways worked, especially on the farm. Factory hours tended to be 12 to 18 hours a day, and up to six days a week. They earned about a dollar for all of their excruciating work. The majority of the children in the factories started working around the age of seven. They would tend to machines and haul loads. Factories were not the safest or cleanest place for young children and even adults. They were dark, wet and filthy. Children didn't get to go to school or play outside. Many had very little time to sleep and became very ill. Many of the families that the children came from were not wealthy. Parents would send their children to factories or mills when they could not care for them anymore. Many factories were surrounded by barbed wire to keep the children locked in. The young children were mostly boys who were around twelve years of age.

" Ideally, the modern factory was a well-lit, well-ventilated building that was designed to ensure safe and healthy working conditions mandated by government regulations .” There were many advances in the factory system in the 20th century. Some of the advances in factories were the assembly line and the time-in-motion machine. The assembly line allowed for faster production of items in a shorter amount of time. This helped manufactures create and sell more items, resulting in a greater need for these items. The assembly line also provided jobs for many. The time-and-motion machine allowed for items to be created faster by eliminating unnecessary steps in creating products.

Factories improved a lot during the industrial revolution. They provided a lot of jobs for the unskilled person, along with the opportunity for more goods to be produced at one time. Factories started out as filthy, barley lit, places for people to work, but later turned into sanitary, well lit, places for people to work. Factories created many jobs and produced many goods during the Industrial Revolution.

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