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Master NOTES

__BEFORE__

-Before 1760: Domestic manufacturing (working at home) ->spinning wheel for 1 threat at a time -Men worked under his roof-> happy! -Kept apart from the associations that might injure his moral worth

- then Labor Bondage appeared! -The work in manufactories were harsh and horrible (ppl rather missed the old time) -peasants belonging to individuals are the private property of landowners -guilds had power

Serfdom: Forced Laborers of Eastern Europe and Russia

__Traditional Agricultural Work__

- Before the revolution women and men both had equal labor - Agriculture was improving - people depended on agriculture and spinning for their living - Slaves, farming, and small jobs - Most people still lived in rural areas - grew cash crops such as cotton tobacco rum sugar and tea - Slavery still existed - Selling slaves was a business - woman weaved at home - Used a plant called flax

Industrial Activities

-An early form of industrial activity typically refereed to as “cottage industry” or the “putting out system” characterized the period from 1350 to 1750. -Rural household members manufactured goods at home with simple tools, selling their products to merchants. Some historians see this as a prelude to large-scale industrialization. (Proto-industrial) -Before the year 1760 the majority of artisans had labored in their own houses, and in the bosoms of their families. -> Ex: American Women produced clothes-> sold it to merchants-> merchants made a lot of profit through buying it from cheaper source (women), Women is profitable because they don’t need to go far and sell it ( can do it as 2ndary job)

__Causes:__

-Inventions -transportation - Energy Sources - Water & Coal (natural resources) - Increased demand of cheap products - Increased efficiency

Agricultural Revolution/ Improvements in Agriculture

-began to allow farmers to feed growing numbers of people -British Parliament forced rural dwellers to give up their lands for animals and made them to work in agricultural (provided source of labor)

Improvements in Transport and Commerce/ Banking and finance -allowed goods to be traded more easily -allowed capital to circulate more freely

Rural revolution - Landowners began fencing off common land Caused the common people who owned no land to hire themselves laborers because they could not feed their livestock Merchants played a key role in linking produces and consumers - There were 5 main types of ppl involved in the local manufactories - The Manufacturer (weaver or draper) - The Dyer - The Fuller (cleaned shrunk, and thickened cloth) - The Finisher (Cut the cloth with shears) - The Shearer - The workers wanted to be able to be enlightened - Before 1760 most of the artisan favored their own houses - As new machines were invented, there began to be less jobs (such as home weaving) The revolution changed the way of working