# data[].attributes.headline
Textile Mills / The First American Mill / 1793

# data[].attributes.subject
Textile Mills / The First American Mill / 1793

# data[].attributes.body
Samuel Slater convinced Moses Brown, a Quaker capitalist that the First American Mill wasn't doing well because it was constantly breaking down. Soon, Slater worked on improving the machinery. By 1793, in Pawtucket Slater made the first successful textile mill that was run by water.

# data[].attributes.body
The government bought a lot of guns, so Whitney wanted to go to Washington D.C to share his idea of the interchangeable parts for muskets. In the beginning the officials laughed at his plan. Whitney tried even harder to sell his idea, and when he showed the officials his idea by changing the parts of 10 muskets, they loved his plan. In 1798 Whitney made muskets in the factory to rely on his interchangeable parts. Soon, Whitney's idea of interchangeable parts spread rapidly. Inventors designed machines that produced interchangeable parts for locks, clocks, and many other items.

# data[].attributes.body
Boys and girls often started working when they were 7 years old in the 1800's. Small children were useful in the factories because they could fit through big machines to change spindles. Farm children worked hard in the 1800's. At the time a lot of people didn't see a difference in having kids work on a farm or in a factory, but now people think its cruel to have children as young as seven working. Often, the child's wages were used to help their families.

# data[].attributes.body
Urbanization was a gradual process. In 1800 only 6% of the nations population lived in urban areas. However by 1850, the population in urban areas went to 15%. It wasn't until 1920 when the urban areas were overpopulated and more people lived in urban areas instead of rural areas.

# data[].attributes.body
The War of 1812 was provided a boost to the American Industries. The British Blockade cut Americans off their supply to get any foreign items. When the British Blockade happened the Americans they knew they had to supply goods for themselves. The factories caused America to gain a better economy, and therefore they built more factories during The War of 1812.

# data[].attributes.body
The Lowell Girls were hired from nearby farms to work in factories. The Lowell Girls were young adults. The girls would work for a couple years before returning home. The girls made an important impact on America's economy. Most of the Lowell Girls sent their wages home to their families. The majority of the Lowell Girls parents hesitated to let their daughters work in the mills. The company built boarding houses or buildings with bedrooms, and kitchens that served meals to reassure the girls parents. The company also made rules to keep the Lowell Girls protected.

# data[].attributes.body
Jethro Wood made an iron plow with changeable parts. John Deere wanted to improve the idea, so he came up with the idea with a lightweight steel plow. The earlier plows made of iron or wood, pulled by an oxen were slow but very strong. So, John Deere came up with the idea of having a horse bring the Steel Plow through a field which would be faster and lighter for the horse.

# data[].attributes.body
Philo Stewart made a cast iron stove small enough to fit into a kitchen. Philo Stewart sold 90,000 of the cast iron stoves. The cast iron stoves were a sign that ordinary people's lives were changing by this invention for the better.

# data[].attributes.body
Samuel F. B. Morse came up with the idea of a "talking wire" or a telegraph in 1844. The telegraph sent electrical signals along a wire. It was a new invention after the discovery of electricity. Morse also came up with the morse code on the telegraph so messages could be sent. Morse came up with a code of dots, dashes, and spaces. The dots stood for short tones while the dashes stood for long tones.Morse set up his telegraph in the Supreme Court chamber in Washington. The telegraph helped many businesses stay or become very successful.

# data[].attributes.body
Cyrus McCormick made mechanical reapers. A mechanical reaper is a horse-drawn machine that cuts and gathers wheat and other grains. McCormick's reaper could do more than five people using hand tools. The machines helped farmers raise more grain with fewer hands, which makes the process faster.