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12 - Industrial Revolution

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Industrial Revolutionperiod of rapid industrial growth in late 1800s
spinning jennymade it easier to spin yarn
water frameuses water to spin yarn
power loomused a steam engine to make cloth
Samuel Slaterknown as "father" of Industrial Revolution, brought textile industry to America
Interchangeable partsparts are made exactly the same, can be replaced easily
Cotton gininvented by Eli Whitney, easier to clean out seeds
Robert Fultoninvented steam boat
Transcontinental RRRailroad that ran across the country
Mechanical Reapermade harvesting grain easier
Bessemer Processeasier/cheaper to make steel


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