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Where were the factories in the Civil War?
Antebellum Industry Primarily located in fall-line cities like Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, these early manufactories provided the foundation for later efforts to supply Confederate armies.
Why were there fewer industries in the South than in the north in the mid 1800s?
Why were there fewer industries in the south? Many of the first factories in the south were to serve farmers needs by processing crops such as sugarcane. Industry,however remained a small part of the southern economy.
What did mills do in the Industrial Revolution?
During the Industrial Revolution, villages and towns often grew up around factories and mills. In some cases, libraries, churches, and other centers of culture and learning developed because of mills. In the United States, Francis Cabot Lowell pioneered what has come to be known as the Lowell Factory System.
How did villages develop during the Industrial Revolution?
During the Industrial Revolution, villages and towns often grew up around factories and mills. In some cases, libraries, churches, and other centers of culture and learning developed because of mills.
Where did the industrialization of the north take place?
Northern industrialization expanded rapidly following the War of 1812. Industrialized manufacturing began in New England, where wealthy merchants built water-powered textile mills (and mill towns to support them) along the rivers of the Northeast. These mills introduced new modes of production centralized within the confines of the mill itself.
What was the working conditions in the textile mills?
Francis Cabot Lowell pioneered what has come to be known as the Lowell Factory System, where young, unmarried women worked in his mills and lived together in boarding houses on the property. Like other industries, textile mills’ working conditions could be arduous and unhealthy.