RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Southern investors
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Foreign investors
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Government policy makers
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Northern investors
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bombay spinning & weaving company was known to be the first textile mill which was established in Bombay (now called Mumbai) in 1853 by Cowasjee Nanobhoy Davor as well as his associates. Cowaszee Nanbhoy Davar is known for his pioneering efforts laying the foundation of the cotton industry in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Northern industrialists encouraged the growth of these new mills because the potential profit from selling textile machinery was great enough to warrant promoting southern textile competitors (Smith 1960:5).
Detailed explanation-3: -Their mills were typically tiny, employing on average one to two dozen workers, who were frequently the children and older daughters of local farmers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thousands of Tar Heels worked in mills, especially in the Piedmont region. Most of these workers faced long hours and low wages, and many felt unhappy about their working conditions.