Industrial Rev.

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Industrial Revolution by Jackie Tse
Industrial Revolution

  1. The Steam Engine
    1. patented by James Watt
    2. Steam Engine replaced waterpower in British factories
    3. became a key role in boosting iron production
  2. The Railroad
    1. steam power enabled people to build railroad locomotives
    2. had over 6,000 miles of railroad tracks
    3. effects:
      1. further industrial growth
      2. create more national markets for agriculture
      3. promoted leisure travel.
  3. Textile Inventions
    1. John Kay
      1. flying shuttle-- enabled a single weaver to work twice a fast
    2. James Hargreaves
      1. spinning jenny-- a spinning machines that made it possible for a single waver to work six to eight threads at a time
    3. Richard Arkwright
      1. water frame-- used waterpower from fast moving streams to drive spinning machines
    4. Samuel Crompton
      1. mule-- a spinning machine that combined the spinning jenny and the water fame to produce thread that was stronger, finer, and more uniform the earlier spinning machines
    5. Edmund Cartwright
      1. power loom-- used water power to dramatically speed up waving
    6. Eli Whitney
      1. cotton gin-- more efficient way to remove seeds from he cotton fiber