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industrial revolution starts
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Spinning jenny
Spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves - the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel. invented by James Hargreaves, The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once -
water frame
Water frame invented by Richard Arkwright - the first powered textile machine. a water-powered spinning frame, The design was partly based on a spinning machine built for Thomas High by clock maker John Kay, who was hired by Arkwright. -
cotten gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. -
military strangth
The War of 1812 was a war declared by the United States against Britain (and its Empire), lasting from June 18, 1812 to February 18, 1815. -
speed batton
William Horrocks invented the variable speed batton -
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five milion immigrants
about five million immigrants were mostly from Ireland and Germany, (famine and poverty in Ireland), and (political upheaval in Germany). -
the factory acts
The Factory Acts were a series of Acts passed to limit the number of hours worked by women and children, first in the textile industry, then later in all industries. -
the mines act
At the beginning of the 19th century methods of coal extraction were primitive and the workforce, and people laboured in dangerous conditions. In 1841 about 216,000 people were employed in the mines including men, women and children so they passed the mines act to keep women and children out of the mines -
synthetic die
William Perkin invented the first synthetic dye, Mauveine, also known as aniline purple and Perkin's mauve, was the first synthetic organic chemical dye -
homestead act
•The homestead act offered 160 Acers of land free to any citizen -
alaska
The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of Russian America by the United States from the Russian Empire in the year 1867 by a treaty ratified by the U.S. Senate.
Russia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be captured if war broke out with Britain. Russia's primary activity in the territory had been fur trade and missionary work among the Native Alaskans. With the purchase of Alaska, the United States added 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km2) of new territory. -
end of monarchy
• 1867 -The end of monarchy -
air break for rail road
The first air brake invented by George Westinghouse in 1869 revolutionized the railroad industry, making braking a safer venture and thus permitting trains to travel at higher speeds -
second million acers
People settled in the second 400 million Acers. Railroad lines made rapid settlement possible, settling in the second 400 million acres took only 30 years, from 1870 – 1900. Federal land policy and the completion of the transcontinental railroad lines made this rapid settlement possible. -
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imigration
• 11 million immigrants came to the United States -
federal land policy
•- Federal land policy was created -
great railroad strike of 1877
great railroad strike of 1877 – first interstate strike. / Edison invents the phonograph / Edison invents the first successful incandescent light bulb / standard oil company controls 95% of Americas oil refining business -
the chinese exlusion act
the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 were passed. This Act forbid the entering of Chinese workers to the United States, excluding teachers, diplomats, and merchants. This law remained in effect for 70 years -
haymarket square
at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, a bomb is thrown at a squad of policemen attempting to break up a labor rally. The police responded with wild gunfire, killing several people in the crowd and injuring dozens more. -
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job opportunities
The industrial revolution affected the immigration to the United States greatly. Between 1890 to 1919 the growth in the industry attracted many newcomers because of the job opportunities. -
homestead steel strike
The Homestead Strike, also known as the Homestead Steel Strike, was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. The battle was one of the most serious disputes in U.S. labor history, second only to the Battle of Blair Mountain -
hawaii
• U.S. takes Hawaii -
annexation
• 1898 - The cry for annexation -
carnegi sells steel co
Carnegie started as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. He built further wealth as a bond salesman raising money for American enterprise in Europe. He built Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company, which he sold to J.P. Morgan in 1901 for $480 million (the equivalent of approximately $13.5 billion in 2013) -
interestiong fact danny boy
The theme of longing also struck a chord with many Irish emigrants who headed to America to escape the famine back home. Through the decades, the song became woven into the cultural fabric of the U.S. and beyond, often as a final farewell. And after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the strains of “Danny Boy” rose from the memorial services of so many Irish-American police and firefighters who were among the victims. -
the industrial revolution ends
the industrial revolution lasted for 164 years -
italians
• Italians, who had been fifth in 1920, were the second largest immigrant group by 1930 -
the top immigrsnts
• In 1920 the top immigrant groups were Germans, Hungarians, Austrians, and Russians. -
germans largest immigrants
• 1930. Germans retained the largest immigrant group
