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A 5 page research paper on the impacts of the first U.S. industrial revolution on business, consumers and labor during the 1800s. The writer focuses on the economy of business and the nation, family relationships, and labor relationships. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mass production supported the ideals of the consumerist society envisioned by Adam Smith and the founding fathers-which would mean a burgeoning improvement in the quality of life. What industry
of the early period did not support was improvement in the quality of life for many factory workers. However, the rise in unions brought about improvements for factory workers
in these early years. The good news about the coming of industrial factories was that production could be made more efficient by centralizing it (Chandler, 1991, p. 359). With
the help of machinery powered by water and steam, human labor could be pooled and sped up to meet the needs of supply in national and international commerce. "The
first integrated factory was built in 1814 for the Boston Manufacturing Company by Francis Cabot Lowell who had brought from Britain plans for an improved [steam powered] loom (Chandler, 1991,
p. 360 [emphasis added]). Industry brought cooperation between southern cotton growers and New England manufacturers and exporters, all of which substantially increased their profits. By the time that
coal-fired machines had been created, new mining industries proliferated, giving jobs to hundreds of people. This in turn led to a need for expansion across the country-and new methods
of communication. Communication was provided by rail and wire systems, creating more and more jobs and industries supporting jobs in those industries. In effect, these industries would
build the infrastructure of the United States that has helped it become and remain a world power. Industry also created new business markets and competition among producers, which benefited consumers.
Textiles, firearms, sewing machines, and farm equipment were being produced by the 1850s (Chandler, p. 360), substantially improving the productivity of clothing and food producers. Consumers benefited by
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