New Harmony: A Brief Summary And The Market Revolution

New Harmony In the early 1800’s the market revolution had just begun and factories were on the rise, and the amount of self-sufficient homes were plummeting. Soon, hundreds of thousands of people were working in mills, and the conditions were terrible. All of a sudden, New Harmony was created and it changed factories and the market forever. Robert Owen was born in Britain in 1771, and at the age of ten he left school and apprenticed under a merchant. While working for the merchant he determined that religion was pointless, and he learned several financial techniques, which he used to manage a Manchester cotton factory. (“New Harmony.”) After leaving the cotton mill, Owen bought New Lanark Mills. Then Robert Owen vastly improved the conditions of the mills by increasing the minimum age to 10 years, and creating a school. He also created a cheap …show more content…
(“5 19th-Century Utopian Communities in the United States”) Some of the scientists included Thomas Say the first entomologist, several geologists, and many naturalists.("New Harmony Scientists, Educators, Writers & Artists.") Then he went back to Britain and gathered up the scientists for the “Boatload of Knowledge” or the ride back to America. Thus, New Harmony had begun. ("5 19th-Century Utopian Communities in the United States.")
In New Harmony, Robert Owen led 800 people in a simple life style, where they would “attempt to live in an educated, communal, and scientific lifestyle.” (“New Harmony”) The people of New Harmony consisted of scientists, regular people, and free loaders. This is because New Harmony practically accepted everyone who