Industrial sector at the time of independence?

Answer 1

During the American Revolution, industrial development was frowned upon by the Puritans who felt that placing men and women together in a factory setting would lead to unprotected fornication. Since early factories were extremely hot with little or no ventilation, clothing was kept to the bare minimum. Men usually only wore a brief loin cloth and women a short cotton shift with no undergarments. Heavy perspiration often led to the limited coverings becoming almost transparent in nature. Facory owners rigorously discouraged any phsical contact between male and female workers. Workers found in intimate imbraces were often whipped in front of the entire workforce and driven from the factory without any covering. When Jonathan Venti came up with a effective ventilation sytem for factories in 1779, clothing became mandatory and the sexes were segregated. This led to an increase in factory production which allowed the colonies to break from from British domination.