Title: Significance of the Factory System
Headings: Significance of the Factory System
Significance of the Factory System By india cleverley
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Content: During this time there was a breakthrough in the amount of technology being invented. This contributed to the Factory System. New machinery and ideas such as steam engines and interchangeable parts had a huge impact on this system. "This system was enhanced at the end of the 18th century by the introduction of interchangeable parts in the manufacture of muskets and, subsequently, other types of goods... In the new system, the musket parts were machined to such precise specifications that a part of any musket could be replaced by the same part from any other musket of the same design. This advance signaled the onset of mass production"
The Factory system had a greater affect on the North since the South was more dependent on agriculture. Westward Expansion was affected by the Factory System because it produced items so efficiently that it could ship items long distance, encouraging people to move. It assured people that they would still have access to these products even if they headed West. Sources: Arrington, Benjamin T. "Industry and Economy during the Civil War." ww.nps.gov, www.nps.gov/resources/story.htm%3Fid%3D251.