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Industrial Revolution
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As more inventions and technology increased, many Americans began working in factories and moving to large cities.
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Factories Factories were poorly lighted with little fresh air. Factories used interchangeable parts which made manufacturing more efficient.
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Telegraph Samuel Morse invented a machine that sent electrical signals over a wire.
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Steamboat In 1807 Robert Fulton used a steam engine to power a boat. Steamboats were used to move people and cargo on the rivers
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Cotton Gin In 1793, Eli Whitney invented a simple machine that speeded the processing of cotton. A worker could process 50 times more cotton fiber with the gin than by hand.
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Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1869 the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met which made travel all across the United States possible.
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Transcontinental Railroad
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