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The Industrial
The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700's, but really it began in 1790's in Great Britain. It transformed manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution changed the nation's economy, social life, culture, and politics. There was also developments of machines that was once done by hand. -
Nation's 1st Textile mills
IN 173, Samuel Slater built the first water-powered textilemill. He built it at pawtucket, Rhode Island. Samuel moved to the U.S to build it because britain put up a law banning the exports of machinery and the emigration of workers who was really good at technology. -
Lowell transforms the manufacture of cloth
Francis Cabot Lowell went and toured England factory gather information. He then built their first mill at Waltham, Massachusetts in 1813. His manufacture was of cloth. It was more than just the production of thread. -
Factories change businesses and workers lives
It was a lot easier wihtin the factories, machines increased the pace of work. In New York City during the 1820s, a garment trade developed primarily cloth was given to poor women who did not work in factories or with machines. They aslo were given 1 dollar per week. -
Morse improves communication
In 1837 the electric telegraph was inventes. It was invented by American Samuel F.B.morse. The electic telegraph allowed electrical puises to travel long distances along metal wires as coded signals.By using morse invention, a message could be delivered instantly. -
Agricultural Production Increases
Agriculture remained the predominant activity in the U.S. American farms became more productive. It raised larger crops for the market, only 1/3 of their harvests were sold. -
Agricultural
By the 1860s the share had doudled. Farmers also adopted, better methods for planting,tending, and harvesting crops and for raising livestock. -
Alfred Nobel creates dynamite
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, which is a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder. Dynamite is important in clearing paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracks. -
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases
A chemist named Louis Pasteur believed that germs caused disease. Using this information, he created vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases, which helped people live longer. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
He may not have invented the telephone, but Alexander Graham Bell was the first to get a patent for it. Being able to speak to people over a telephone wire greatly changes the way the world communicates.http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell -
Thomas Edison uses a light bulb to light a lamp
Not the first man to create a light bulb, Thomas Edison created a light bulb that lasted longer than other designs and showed it off by lighting a lamp. Edison's light bulbs allow people to do many things at night, such as other workers, that used to only happen during the day. http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-lightbulb/ -
The Brooklyn Bridge opens
After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is finished in New York City. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The bridge’s construction took 14 years, involved 600 workers and cost $15 million (more than $320 million in today’s dollars). At least two dozen people died in the process, including its original designer.http://www.history.com/topics/brooklyn-bridge -
Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight
Using an engine that they invented, Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the first plane that is not powered by wind. Orville flies the plane for 12 seconds over a beach in North Carolina.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers -
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