SOSC 1731 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Interchangeable Parts, Sewage Treatment, Lake Ontario
27 Sep 2016
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People lived in rural areas, did not know the outside world, supported themselves. 1760, machines did human work (textile revolution rst to be industrialized) Later, advanced to hydraulic(water) power, cottage spinning industry collapsed by machines. Late 1700-early1800, manufactured goods took place in industrialized city. People began moving to city for a living & houses built near factories for workers. England adapted well: land not for agri. /seas for exports/large amount of $ for investment. England machines illegal to export in fear of economy drop. Memorization of machines came to america and it became textile manufact. nation! (19thcent. Cotton gin - removed seeds from cotton - slaves worked for cotton - cotton ran usa. Interchangeable parts (before each was one of a kind) - blacksmiths became unimportant. Steam engines invented to run machines, railways, steam boats (travel) Smoke pollution began and environmental damage occurred. Now people were modernizing work/live in city/education/cars/tv=middle class developed!
