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Samuel Slater was a skilled mechanic and knew how to build and operate mills and machinery. In 1793, Slater went to Pawtucket, Rhode Island and built the first successful Textile Mill that was powered by water in the United States.

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Eli Whitney produced Muskets in 1798 in the first factory. He did this so people would rely on Interchangeable Parts.

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Cities populations increased as more job opportunities opened up. The cities got more polluted because of factories and in 1800, there were nearly 5 million people who lived in rural areas.

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Families would work long days being around 12 hours. There were many job opportunities in mills/factories. Cities were also polluted from factories.

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The war of 1812 provided a boost to american industries. Goods needed to be made.

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In 1825, Jethro Woods created the iron plow with replaceable parts. John Deere then improved on the plow to make it lightweight.

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In 1834, a man named Philo Stewart created Cast Iron Stoves. It was small enough for use in an average sized kitchen.

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The Lowell Girls were young girls who worked in Mills. They usually lived on farms and worked to get their family money. In 1842, Charles Dickens was impressed by the girls work.

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In 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse got a patent for the "Talking wire" This is known to us as a telegraph. It sent electronic signals. Later, he made it send dashes and dots to send messages.

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In 1846, Elias Howe patented the sewing machine.  A few years later, Isaac Singer improved on Elias sewing machine. After, clothing makers then bought hundreds of sewing machines.