Made by Francis Cabot Lowell,
Lowell System invented in 1812- 1814.
Loom, spun thread, weave cloth in same mill
Based on water- powered textile mills, production faster
The first complete cotton spinning, weaving mill in U.S.
Successful during Industrial Revolution
Workers wanted to work on mills
Didn't want to work on family farm
Wanted to be independent, and have own money
Decline
Transition to working in farms to factories difficult. Repetitive tasks were a bore.
25% wage cut, organized union, went on strike. Strike failed.
Depression of 1837- worsened Lowell System
By 1850's, system abandoned completely
Credits:
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