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Samuel slater built the first American textile mill. He brought the idea over from Britain. This idea caught on quick and other factories started using his ideas.

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In the 1800s cities were growing and here was lots of pollution because of it. The cities had no sewers, and people just threw their trash into the street. Garbage went into rivers which lead to outbreaks of cholera which killed thousands

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In the 1800s, Child labor was very common, because they could fit through machinery to change spindle and other machine parts. Often the child's earnings helped support the family.

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Daily Life in Factory Towns, Lowell Mills 1812

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Daily Life in Factory Towns, Lowell Mills 1812

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In the war of 1812 Francis Lowell improved the British textile mill. He combined spinning cotton and weaving cotton under 1 roof. This sped up the process of making clothes.

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after Jethro wood invented a wood plow in 1825, John Deere improved on the idea by making it out of lightweight steel. This made it so a horse could pull it rather than and ox, which is much slower than a horse.

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Inventions and Technology, Cast iron stove 1834

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Inventions and Technology, Cast iron stove 1834

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In 1834 Philo Stewart developed a cast iron stove that could fit into an average kitchen. These wood burning stoves were a huge success. These machines changed the lives of ordinary people.

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The Lowell girls were hired young women who came from farms to work at Lowell mills. They contributed economically by providing labor for the industrial revolution.

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Inventions and Technology, Telegraph 1844

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Inventions and Technology, Telegraph 1844

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In 1844 Samuel Morse patented the telegraph. The telegraph could send what we know as morse code. This gave people a way to communicate.

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In 1847 Cyrus McCormick opened a factory in Chicago that produced mechanical reapers. These were horse drawn machines that helped farmers raise more grain with less people.

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Invention and Technology, Sewing machine 1851

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Invention and Technology, Sewing machine 1851

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In 1846 Elias Howe invented the sewing machine, however in 1851 Issac Singer improved on the machine. The new machine could make dozens of shirts in the time it would take to hand make one.