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The Flying Shuttle
The Flying Shuttle, invented by John Kay, was created to accelerate the process of weaving yarn. The Flying Shuttle was important because it enabled the weaver to propel the shuttle through a wider strip of cloth with a single hand, and allowed the other hand to perform the combining to compact the cloth. This speeded the process and increased production. -
The Spinning Jenny
The spinning Jenny was a hand-powered multiple spinning machine that improved upon the spinning wheel. The creation of the spinning wheel helped mechanize and accelerate this process. The spinning Jenny was important in that era because it modernized and accelerated the process in making yarn and clothes (cotton). -
The Spinning Frame
The spinning frame was invented by Richard Arkwright. This invention was created in order to produce stronger threads for yarn. Arkwright’s invention was important because he not only speeded up the process that the flying shuttle was doing even more but he also invented something that didn’t need the manual labor of man; it was simply powered by the machine itself. -
Steamboats
Steamboats, began to operate on the rivers of Europe during the 1820’s and 1830’s. Steamboats were an improved means of transportation. It helped the transportation of goods because they would arrive where they had to be at a long distance but also at a quicker time which means that, factories were able to produce more because products were being shipped quicker and this means of transportation was able to carry more on board. -
The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney and was created to increase the production of cotton. This invention was an important one because before this machine, farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate the cottonseed from the raw cotton fibers. This helped the process in separating the seeds from cotton; it increased the production of cotton daily and made it more profitable. This invention was important at the time because it changed the way cotton was produced. -
Trains
The invention of trains helped transport coal in the north part of England in 1820, and transporting individuals as well between Liverpool and Manchester in 1839. Trains became part of the social and cultural landscape by modernizing and accelerating the traveling of individuals and goods and create a sense of ‘being on time’. It also brought places together because trains were able to transport newspapers and mail in a much quicker speed.
