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Industrialization in America involved three important developments. First, transportation was
expanded. Second, electricity was effectively harnessed. Third, improvements were made to
industrial processes such as improving the refining process and accelerating production. The
government helped protect American manufacturers by passing a protective tariff. The Industrial
Revolution that occurred in the 19th century was of great importance to the economic future of the
United States. Three industrial developments led the way to industrialization in America:
1.
2.
Transportation was expanded.
Electricity was effectively harnessed.
3. Improvements were made to industrial processes.
Following is a list of key events and dates of the Industrial Revolution.
Person
Invention
Date
James Watt
First reliable Steam Engine
1775
Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin, Interchangeable parts for muskets
1793,
1798
Robert Fulton
Regular Steamboat service on the Hudson River
1807
Samuel F. B. Morse
Telegraph
1836
Elias Howe
Sewing Machine
1844
Isaac Singer
Improves and markets Howe's Sewing Machine
1851
Cyrus Field
Transatlantic Cable
1866
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
1876
Thomas Edison
Phonograph, First Long-Lasting Incandescant Light
Bulb
1877,
1879
Nikola Tesla
Induction Electric Motor
1888
Rudolf Diesel
Diesel Engine
1892
Orville and Wilbur
Wright
First Airplane
1903
Henry Ford
Model T Ford, Large-Scale Moving Assembly Line
1908,
1913
Samuel Slater & Mills founder of American Industrial Revolution
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Meet Francis Cabot Lowell: Inventor of the Power Loom
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572-1634 first navigable submarine,
a scarlet dye, and a thermostat for a self regulating oven.
Peter Durand made an impact with his 1810 patenting of the tin can.
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Power Loom
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The lightbulb
1809 - Humphry Davy,
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Charles Goodyear
Spinning Frame - Water Frame In 1768, Richard Arkwright
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Englishmen, Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) invented the first process for
mass-producing steel
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19th century inventors
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872)
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was a French chemist and inventor.
The mechanical cash register was invented (and patented) in 1879 by James Ritty
The mechanical cash register was invented (and patented) in 1879 by James Ritty
The first dishwasher was patented in 1850 by Joel Houghton;
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was an American inventor
Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857.
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