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The Industrial Revolution
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James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
An automating weaving in the weaving of cloth. -
Steam engine was created by James Watt
The creation of the steam engine drove the Industrial Revolution because the steam power overcame the use of weak men or tired horses to do tough work and speed factories along. -
The Spinning Mule was invented
Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule that combined the moving carriage of the spinning jenny with the rollers of the water frame. -
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway begins first regular commercial rail service
Was the world's first twin-track inter-city passenger railway that was created. -
Bessemer Process
Henry Bessemer developed a new method for manufacturing steel. The Bessemer process made possible the manufacture of large amounts of high-quality steel for the first time. This provided steel at relativel low cost to various industries. -
Standard Oil Company forms
American oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company that was the biggest oil refiner in the world at the time. Founded by John D Rockefeller. -
Andrew Carnegie sells his steel company to J.P. Morgan
In 1901, he sold the Carnegie Steel Company to banker J.P. Morgan for $480 million.
