USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Early American Factories were usually built to produce:
A
electiricy
B
textiles
C
food
D
cars
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first factory in the United States was begun after George Washington became President. In 1790, Samuel Slater, a cotton spinner’s apprentice who left England the year before with the secrets of textile machinery, built a factory from memory to produce spindles of yarn.

Detailed explanation-2: -In December 1790, working for mill owner Moses Brown, he started up the first permanent American cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first U.S. factories were built around the turn of the nineteenth century. Most were located in the northeastern states, and they were usually established by a group of local businessmen who remained involved in their day-to-day operation at some level.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods such as clothing, household items, upholstery and various industrial products.

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