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Samuel Slater had created the first successful  water-powered textile mill built in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The slater mill affected society by bringing more jobs into the area where the mills were built.

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Boys and Girls around the age of seven worked in factories. They had been used in textile mills because they could squeeze through the large machines. This had helped to support each family. Parents had no choice other than to send their children to work to help the families survive.

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The Water Wheel provided the power to operate the mill. It powered the mechanism and moved the logs through the mill. Gears that had been attached to the mill moved the saw up and down and cut logs as they kept moving. It  was used for crop irrigation, which means the amount of water to grow crops.

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Francis Cabot Lowell created the Lowell Mill during 1812. She had made this to improve the British textile mills. This invention was similar to the spinning jenny. Francis wanted to combine spinning and weaving to become one thing. All these machines helped to turn raw cotton into finished cloth. It had impacted society by creating the first union of working women in American history.

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The Iron Plow was made by Jethro Wood to help the process of farming. It would also expand the lane usable for farmers. It affected society by allowing farmers to grow more crops, and sped it up.

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Jethro wood manufactured the iron plow, and then John Deere improved the iron plow and invented the steel plow. He improved on Jethro Wood's invention because plows made with iron or wood, were made with oxen, and were slow. A horse, less strong but faster than an ox, could pull a steel plow. He had also wanted to invent it because it was lightweight. It helped plow through the fields, and made the process faster.

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In 1834, Philo Stewart created the Cast Iron Stove. The Cast Iron Stove had increased heating capacity and enabled record cooking times. It was only one sign of the way northern factories were changing the lives of ordinary people. About 90,000 were sold.

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In 1836, company's had hired new young girls called Lowell Girls to work in the textile mills in the U.S during the Industrial Revolution. This effected American society by providing labor for the Industrial Revolution. At first, parents thought that letting their daughters work in the mills was a bad idea. But, to help reassure the parents, the company built boardinghouses and plenty of rooms with bedrooms, and a kitchen that served meals. There had also been rules to protect the women.

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The mechanical reaper was a device made by Cyrus McCormick that was used to gather crops. It was a horse-drawn machine that cut wheat and other grains. Mechanical Reapers increase the amount of crops, and make things easier for farmers. The easier it was to harvest their crops, the more were grown. It also effected society because it could do the work of five people using hand tools.

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In 1800, only 6% of the nation's population lived in urban areas. But, by 1850, the population had risen to 15. Urbanization was important in this time period because it brought many jobs to people.