THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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more efficient forms of mass production
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the expansion of slavery in the west
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increased cotton production in the south
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Interchangeable parts, popularized in America when Eli Whitney used them to assemble muskets in the first years of the 19th century, allowed relatively unskilled workers to produce large numbers of weapons quickly and at lower cost, and made repair and replacement of parts infinitely easier.
Detailed explanation-2: -interchangeable parts, identical components that can be substituted one for another, particularly important in the history of manufacturing. Mass production, which transformed the organization of work, came about by the development of the machine-tool industry by a series of 19th-century innovators.
Detailed explanation-3: -The development of interchangeable parts as a method of production was a significant step forward in the mass production of goods. As such, it became an important production technique throughout the later years of the Industrial Revolution and remains an important innovation still today.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the creation of identical, interchangeable parts, unskilled workers could find employment in factories, the production of goods could be greatly increased, and repair and replacement of parts became much easier.