WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What system brought machines and workers together in one place to produce goods?
A
Cottage System
B
Water System
C
Factory System
D
Steam System
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The factory system is a method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The factory system was a new way of making products that began during the Industrial Revolution. The factory system used powered machinery, division of labor, unskilled workers, and a centralized workplace to mass-produce products.

Detailed explanation-3: -This process was first introduced and perfected by British textile manufacturers. In the century since such mechanization had begun, machines had replaced highly skilled craftspeople in one industry after another.

Detailed explanation-4: -By transferring cotton spinning from the home to huge, powered mills filled with hundreds of workers, Arkwright showed it was possible to set up a purpose-built factory, install a power source, equip it with machinery, hire a workforce and make a profit. Other factory owners modelled their mills on Arkwright’s example.

Detailed explanation-5: -Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.

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