Question

How Did Spinning Jenny Contribute to
the Economic Development of the
United States?

Answer 1

The spinning jenny allowed more threads and yarns to be produced by fewer spinners. The early spinning jenny also produced a weaker thread than could be produced by hand so there was a decrease in quality until improvements were made to the machines and a dependable power source became available.For this reason, factories started purchasing it in order to produce larger quantities by employing fewer workers.

It created more jobs and made quality cloth more economical to buy.

Answer 2

Explanation: Spinning Jenny was 'an invention that gave rise to a new era: the industrialization' (Bassen 2014) and it saved a lot of money by replacing workers with faster, more efficient machines. For this reason, factories started purchasing Hargreaves' invention in order to produce larger quantities by employing fewer workers.