https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a en-us 2022-09-14 17:31:20 UTC 2022-09-16 17:50:26 UTC hello@padlet.com williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2296811195 John Deere invented the steel plow. Before the steel plow, the iron plows were carried by oxen but they were too slow. So John Deere invented the steel plow to be carried by horses so it would be faster.]]> 2022-09-14 17:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2296811195 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2296833252 Samuel Slater first got the idea for the slater and lowell mills when he went to Pawtucket. He saw a mill that constantly broke down. So he created a better version of a mill powered by water. This would eventually lead to the creation of the slater and lowell mills.]]> 2022-09-14 17:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2296833252 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2298727115 In 1846 Elias Howe patented a sewing machine. But years later, Issac Singer improved on the machine. Soon, clothing makers were using hundreds of sewing machines. This made clothing faster to produce.]]> 2022-09-15 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2298727115 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2298749548 Boys and girls as young as 7 worked in factories. They were especially useful in textile mills because they were small enough to change spindles. Back then people didn't think much of it. Children also worked on farms. They were given wages to support their families.]]> 2022-09-15 17:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2298749548 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300330181 Construction issues were abundant in city areas. Buildings couldn't support the weight of the workers and machines. Roads were poorly made and had tons of potholes. And there were no sewers so sewage was everywhere.]]> 2022-09-16 17:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300330181 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300346740 The Lowell Girls were a group of young women who were mostly from farms. They would work on Lowell Mills to raise money for their families. The company built boarding houses to house the girls.]]> 2022-09-16 17:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300346740 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300356059 Pollution was a big problem in cities. People threw their garbage out on the street. Since there were no sewers, sewage flooded lakes, rivers, and ponds. The polluted water spread diseases such as cholera]]> 2022-09-16 17:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300356059 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300362774 The talking wire, was patented by Samuel B Morse. The wire sent electric signals through a wire. Morse also made a language of dots dashes and spaces, which would eventually be titled Morse code.]]> 2022-09-16 17:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300362774 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300368701 Mechanical reapers were invented by Cyrus McCormick. It was a horse-drawn machine that cut wheat and other grains. The machine quintupled the work of one person. ]]> 2022-09-16 17:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300368701 williambrilla https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300373922 Jethro Tull invented a Mechanical Drill in the 1840's. This machine allowed grain to be planted much quicker. This made work faster for farmers.]]> 2022-09-16 17:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/williambrilla/bpg8xt6dt1tixm3a/wish/2300373922