In 1769 a man named Richard Arkwright patented his spinning frame, which is a cotton mill powered by water. After patenting the spinning frame, had had opened the first factory of Britain. This factory had employed 300 people in the very beginning, opposed to the two or three workers it took in a domestic work system. By 1789 the company had employed 800 people. This meant the opening of factories would make jobs for the poor and boost the economy. There was enough room for jobs in the factories that children started to take place as workers if their parents allowed them to
In 1769 a man named Richard Arkwright patented his spinning frame, which is a cotton mill powered by water. After patenting the spinning frame, had had opened the first factory of Britain. This factory had employed 300 people in the very beginning, opposed to the two or three workers it took in a domestic work system. By 1789 the company had employed 800 people. This meant the opening of factories would make jobs for the poor and boost the economy. There was enough room for jobs in the factories that children started to take place as workers if their parents allowed them to