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Inventions, Innovations, and the city of Manchester, England
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Flying Shuttle (England, 1733) Spinning Jenny (England, 1764) Water Frame (England, 1769) Spinning Mule (England, 1779) Power Loom (England, 1787) Cotton Gin (U.S.A. 1793) Production of Textiles in England Soars Flying Shuttle (England, 1733) Spinning Jenny (England, 1764) Water Frame (England, 1769) Spinning Mule (England, 1779) Power Loom (England, 1787) Cotton Gin (U.S.A. 1793) Production of Textiles in England Soars
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Factories need power to run machines Falling Water, Factories tend to cluster around rivers and waterfalls 1705-First Steam Engine 1765 James Watt makes the Steam Engine Faster, More Efficient, Use Less Fuel
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Increased production increased the need to get products to market On the Water England Canals connect major waterways U.S.A., 1807 Robert Fulton uses steam power to propel ships On the Road England, John McAdam improves road construction England, Private investors build toll roads, and turnpikes On the Rails England, 1804 1 st working steam locomotive England 1821 1 st railroad line (Manchester to Liverpool)
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Cryus McCormick- Mechanical Reaper 1831 John Deere- Steel Plow 1837 Samual F.B. Morse- Telegraph & Morse Code 1837 Isaac Merritt Singer- Improved Sewing Machine 1851 Alexander Graham Bell- Telephone 1876 Samuel Slater- Brought English Textile Technology to America 1789 Francis Cabot Lowell- First modern textile mill in America 1814 Eli Whitney- Cotton Gin 1793 Robert Fulton- Steamship 1807
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U.S.A. has huge amounts of the things needed to Industrialize Raw Materials (Oil, Coal, Iron) Invention & Innovation Large Labor Force (Workers) Railroads Cities explode along RR lines Transcontinental RR May 10, 1869 Corporations Standard Oil Carnegie Steel
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