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Compare And Contrast The Technological And Industrial Growth In American Industry In The Early 19th Century

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The technological and organizational developments that caused growth in American industry in the early 19th century were things such as the introduction of the factory system, roads, and the development of new transportation such as steam boats which lead to the introduction of canals. For quite some time American was completely depended on Great Britain for the manufacturing of machine spun goods. This changed however when a man named Samuel Slater left England for America in 1789 and constructed the first textile manufacturing factory in Rhode Island. The factory turned large profits, and by 1815 there was 213 factories in production. The development of the road was a huge step in technological and organizational development. Early

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