The American Industrial Revolution included many different inventions as well as new techniques for manufacturing and business. Before and at the beginning of the revolution the Household system was consistently used. However, as the revolution progressed workers and their machinery moved from individual homes into one large building. This movement is what began the idea of the factory system.
In 1790, Samuel Slater started the first efficient factory in America. In this factory, he began to spin cotton thread by machine. That same year John Fitch built and operated the world’s first regularly schedul