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By: Lindsay Appelman and Amanda Rhodes

What is an Industrial Revolution?

During certain periods in history, innovations in technology have grown at such a rapid pace that they have produced what have become known as industrial revolutions.

The Cotton Gin

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 The cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry

in the United States by allowing mass production of cotton

The machines could generate up to fifty pounds of cleaned cotton daily

Made cotton profitable for southern states

The Steam Engine Invented by Thomas

Newcomer, but later improved and patented by James Watt in 1769

This was the first use of steam for power

Watt revised the original idea by making the steam engine a reciprocating engine

The Flying Shuttle

Invented by John Kay Using cords attached

to a picking peg, a weaver could operate the shuttle on the loom.

The flying shuttle doubled the production of cloth

Steam powered train

Invented by Stephenson in 1814Stephenson used the steam engine to

create the steam powered train increased communication and trade

between far away places Had a big influence on other inventions

The Spinning Jenny

Invented by James Hargreaves in 1764

The spinning jenny was the first machine that allowed one person to spin many threads at once

Later, the thread was found to be too weak, but over 20,000 people still used this machine

The Telephone Invented by Alexander

Graham Bell in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell’s

first telephone was called the electrical speech machine

First telephone exchange was in New Haven, Connecticut.

Bell's "electrical speech machine" paved the way for the easier communication, which is constantly improving

The Effects of the Industrial Revolution

Economic progress gained momentum throughout the industrial revolution

Ordinary people found more opportunities for jobs, but the working conditions were harsh

Industrial revolution led to a population increase

Living Conditions during the Industrial Revolution varied from the expensive homes of the owners to the poor homes of the workers.

Child labor was a common found problem. Children were forced to work as early as age 6. They worked very hard for very little money and food.

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