https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2 en-us 2022-09-14 15:47:29 UTC 2022-09-16 15:59:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296640209 In 1792 a group of investors started the New york stock exchange. This raised private capital to pay for new ventures. This also brought new wealth to investors. These profits led to new investments and more economic growth.]]> 2022-09-14 15:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296640209 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296648113 In 1793, Samuel Slater built the first successful textile mill in the United States that was powered by water. This mill was made in Pawtucket Rhode Island. Other mills were not doing as well because there machinery broke down constantly. Slaters factory was a huge success. Not long later, other American manufacturers started using his ideas for mills.]]> 2022-09-14 16:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296648113 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296659897 In 1798, Eli Whitney created Interchangeable parts. Before Eli Whitney's creation, skilled workers made goods by hand, Because of this, each musket was different from one another. This was a problem because if a part broke, a gunsmith would have to make a different part that would fit there musket. This invention saved time and money for gunsmith. American manufacturers benefited from this.]]> 2022-09-14 16:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2296659897 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298579563 The lowell girls were young women who came from nearby farms. They usually worked in the mills for a few years before returning home to marry someone. They made an important economic contribution to Americans society. Parents had to think about sending there daughters to work. The company let them build boardinghouses. Many shared bedrooms and kitchens that serve meals. The companys also made rules to protect the young women.]]> 2022-09-15 16:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298579563 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298583039 Jethro wood started the manufacturing of the iron plow with replaceable parts in 1825. John dear, later improved jethro's idea with a lightweight plow. Earlier, plows had to be pulled by oxen, which were very strong but not very strong. Horse, even though were less strong, were much faster and more effeciant.]]> 2022-09-15 16:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298583039 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298610874 In 1800, almost 5 million Americans were in rural areas, at the time, on a little over 300,000 lived in citires. This would change once the Industrials revoulution started. Many people got attracted to the job opertinutes in the cities compared to rural areas. Inverstors, invested in factories profits in building more factories. This attracted even more people to the cities ]]> 2022-09-15 16:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2298610874 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300202929  As factories moved into cities, so did a lot of boarding houses for the workers. These courpartations built low-cost living units. They did this so it would attract more people to work for them. At first, they were made of wood, when the mid 1830's came around, three and a half story, brick houses for the workers were designed ]]> 2022-09-16 15:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300202929 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300215072 In 1847, Cyrus McCormick started a cooperation in chicago. This corporation created the product called the " mechanical reaper". This tool was a machine that cut and gathered wheat and other grains. This tool could do the work that 5 people can do using hand held tools.]]> 2022-09-16 15:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300215072 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300219958 In 1846 Elias Howe created and patented a sewing machine. Issac Slingler later improved Howes idea. Lots of other manufacturers got onto this idea and started making similar Sewing Machines. Clothing companies bought hundreds of sewing machines. Workers could now make 12 shirts in the time the a tailor took to sew one shirts by hand.]]> 2022-09-16 15:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300219958 benjaminkielbowic https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300224146 In 1834 a man named Philo Stewart made a cast iron stove that was small enough to be used in a everyday kitchen. This stove was a great success, almost 90,000 of these stoves were sold. This stove was only one sign of the way northern factories were changing peoples lives]]> 2022-09-16 15:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkielbowic/xuqg7dbct266yfx2/wish/2300224146