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-function depends on water
-wheel
-water provides power for spinning frame
-can spin thousands cotton tick cotton threads very easily
-created by Richard Arkwright in 1769
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Water Frame

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FUCTION OF THE WATER FRAME

-function depends on water
-wheel
-water provides power for spinning frame
-can spin thousands cotton tick cotton threads very easily
-created by Richard Arkwright in 1769

ITS AFFECT ON SOCIETY

-created more wealth for nobles
-Peasants gained a new form of Labor that was still very harsh
-women were allowed to work
-created more profit for nobles and the increase of clothing
-60% of workers were children who only got 1 day to rest for the whole year.
-employees had to work 13 hours a day
- eared 5-6 pence

THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY

- the cotton industry increased by an 800% from 1780-1800
-the inventor himself gained around 30£m
-used to be poor

WHERE WAS IT USED?

- required water, near rivers countryside
- small factories were built near those places
-used by hand only by one person
- invention required water

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.) how much did workers get paid by working in factories using water frame

A.) 4 cents
B.) 5-4 pence
C.)6-3 pence
D.) 20 dollars

2.) who was the majority of people working in the water frame factories ?

A.) Old men
B.) Woman
C.) Teens
D.) children

3.) who benefited the most out of the invention?
A.) Richard Arkwright
B.) Nobles
C.) peasants
D.) Women

4.)Why were factories established in the countryside where rivers are ?

A.) the frame's wheel utilizes water
B.) more space
C.)more people
D.) clean air