Industrial Revolution Timeline by Alex Brunetto

Telegraph 1844

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A device that communicates using morse code by sending electrical currents through a wire.

Lowell mills, 1821

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Francis Cabot Lowell opened textile mills in Waltham, Massachusetts, and became very popular by 1836

Boarding houses, 1836

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buildings with many shared bedrooms and a kitchen where meals are made for them

Mechanical drill, 1847

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A device that was used to help farmers easily plant grain

Mud holes 1800

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Many new cities had lots of problems, with one of them being mud holes.Whenever it rained, since they were dirt/gravel streets, it caused large holes of mud to appear

Long hours, early 1800s

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There were no regulations for time worked back then, so hours for workers were sometimes 12 hours a day, 6 days a week

Lowell girls, 1820s

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When the Lowell mill first opened, they needed new and cheap workers, so they hired young girls who were looking for work anyways

Changes at home, all 1800s

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Before the industrial revolution, agriculture was the main industry, and agriculture requires lots of people, so lots stayed home, but with factories being built everywhere, it meant you could travel to work places and be independent, so lots more left home

Attractions, all 1800s

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Lots of people moved to cities for the factories, but they needed to have something to do on their day(s) off, so many opened attractions, including fashion shops, theaters, museums, circuses, china shops, and shoe stores

Steam power 1829

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Train tracks used to have carts pulled by horses, but in 1829 an english family made the first steam engine called "The Rocket" that could go 30 mph