USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Francis Cabot Lowell’s factory system resulted in-
A
More people moving to rural areas to farm
B
The price of cloth declining
C
The federal government supplying Lowell with money to build more factories
D
Factories being powered by the steam engine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lowell System was a labor production model invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in Massachusetts in the 19th century. The system was designed so that every step of the manufacturing process was done under one roof and the work was performed by young adult women instead of children or young men.

Detailed explanation-2: -He introduced highly advanced technology to New England’s growing textile industry and devised new methods of managing workers and the production process. Lowell’s textile factories produced on a much larger scale than anything the United States had seen prior to that period.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the factory system, there is an increase in the quantity of goods created a product at a lower price. Explanation: The factory system introduced machinery along with a division of labor which eventually increased the output per worker.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lowell system was first applied in the textile industry at the Boston Manufacturing Company. The Lowell System was built purposefully to fill the demand for cloth driven by the War of 1812. Lowell used water power to run machines and process the raw cotton into cloths.

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