American Industrial Revolution

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  • Jamestown founded

    Jamestown was the first permanent English colony to be established in the current United States.

  • Public Land Act

    Sale of federal land authorized in minimum 640 acre plots at $2 per acre. This made it easier for people to purchase land and start farms.
  • Period: to

    Pre-Industrial Period

    Agriculture and family-owned businesses dominant during this period.
  • Period: to

    Railroads expand

    3,000 miles of track added

  • Sewing machine introduced

    Changed clothing manufacture
  • Period: to

    Population Growth

  • Arms sales expanded from domestic to international

  • New Innovations

    Telephone system