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in 1793 Sam Slater built what would become the first successful textile mill in the USA which was powered by water

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eli whitney invented interchangeable parts 1798

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eli whitney invented interchangeable parts 1798

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in 1798 Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts which would greatly benefit american manufacturers.

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in 1800 nearly 5,000,000 Americans lived in rural areas, compared to 322,000 in cities. but during the industrial revolution many people left farms for cities for the job opportunities.

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in 1825 the iron plow was invented by Jethro Wood John Deere improved on the idea when he invented a lighteight steel plow

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in 1834, Philo Stewart Developed a cast-iron stove small enough for use in an average kitchen. about 90,000 were sold

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in 1836 lowell girls would start to be hired to work in lowell mills. the girls could be as young as 7 and would work 6-12 hours each day

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Female labor reformers banded together 1840's

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Female labor reformers banded together 1840's

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in the 1840's labor reformers banded together to promote the Ten-hour Day.

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Charles Dickens toured Lowell in 1842 and was very impressed he later wrote "it is their station to work. and they do work. they labour in these mills, upon an an average, 12 hours a day, which is unquestionably work, and pretty tight work too"

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in 1846 Elias Howe Patented a sewing machine. a few years later, isaac Singer improved on the machine.

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Urbanization was a steady but gradual process. in 1800, only 6% of the nations population lived in urban areas. by 1850 the number rose to 15%