Mechanization and the Beginnings of Wage Labor
From Household to Wage Labor: Four Stages
Stage 1: Exploitation of Surplus Family Labor on Farm
Textile Mills
Stage 2: Westward Migration
Westward Migration
Stage 3: Mechanization of Agriculture
Mechanization and the Competitive Edge
Stage 4: Rise of “American System” of Manufacturing
Transformation of Manufacturing
Social Consequences of the Division of Labor
Consequences: Shops become Factories
Consequences: Separation of Work and Home
Consequences: Separate Working Class Neighborhoods
Recap: Four Stages to Wage Labor
Working the Ground: The Self-Polishing Plow
PPT Slide
Harvest: The Scythe
Harvest: The Cradle Scythe
Harvest: The Reaper
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