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The steam engine is invented
Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine, the idea of making machines function using steam is highly significant to the Industrial Revolution -
Cotton mills were opened in England
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James Hargreaves invents Spinning Jenny
This machine spins multiple balls of thread at a time which makes the process of making cloth quicker -
Factory Act restricts work hours for women and children
Children up to the age of 13 were to receive 2 hours of school, six days a week, this was to be shown by mill owners -
Trade unions minimum age laws (USA)
National Trades’ Unions Convention made a public proposal of recommendation of that the states establish a minimum age for work -
First state child labour Law
Children under 15 working in factories must attend school at least 3 months in a year -
Laws limit children’s working days
Massachusetts limits children to only working 10 hours a day but a not always enforced -
Elias Howe invents sewing machine
Enable opportunity to make clothing in large factories rather than by hand -
Alfred Nobel creates dynamite
Creates a safer method to blast holes in mountains, as well as playing an important role to clearing paths to build roads or railroad tracks -
Labour movement urges a minimum age law
Proposal of banning employment of children under the age of 14 -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
Enabled people to speak to others over a telephone wire which improved communication in the world -
Ban of children under 14 from unemployment
First national convention of the American Federation passes a resolution -
New York Unions state reform prohibits cigar making in tenements
Thousands of children were involved in this trade -
Democratic party (Union recommendation) bans factory employment from children under the age of 15