Question

. How did the growth of the factory system limit the traditional freedoms of American artisans, and how did they respond? *APUSH*

Answer 1

Factory method, a manufacturing method that started in the 18th century and is focused on the consolidation of industry into specialized institutions, and sometimes large ones. The program emerged during the Industrial Revolution.

The employer controlled the equipment and raw materials in the factory system, and set the hours and other conditions under which the workers worked. The job environment has also shifted. While many workers had lived in rural areas under the domestic system, the factory system concentrated workers in towns and cities because the new factories needed to be located close to water power and transportation (along with rivers, roads or railways). The drive toward industrialization also led the workers to crowded, under-standard housing and poor sanitary conditions. In addition, many of the new unskilled jobs could be performed equally well by women, men or children, and therefore continue to bring down the factory wages

Factories tended to be poorly lit, cluttered, and crowded locations where low wage staff put in long hours. Such harsh conditions gave rise to the trade-union movement in the second half of the 19th century, in which workers united through collective action in an effort to change their lot.

Artisans pushed for topics such as better pay, reduced hours and improved working conditions. It was best in the skilled industry, not in the factories. Bargaining favoured over strikes