RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Regionally, the South holds the highest concentration of textile manufacturers at 52% of the total number in the U.S. The Northeast follows at a distant second with 23%, and the Midwest and the West trail with 12% each.
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. Employing a workforce of nine children between the ages of 7 and 12, Slater successfully mechanized the carding and spinning processes.
Detailed explanation-3: -As coal and water began driving the efficiency of the production of goods, so did the demand rise. Textile factories, or mills, began to improve the manufacturing of fabrics. Machines allowed factories to produce textiles on a much larger scale by directly weaving thread and turning it into fabric.
Detailed explanation-4: -India’s first hydroelectric power station with 2 × 65 kW capacity was commissioned on 10 November 1897 by Sir C. C. Stevens, the Acting Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.