Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Title: Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
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Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Inventions brought on drastic social, economic, and political changes during the
Industrial Revolution. Machines made life easier.decreased prices on goods, and
generally improved living conditions. It created a major shift in how man thought of
himself and viewed the world at large.
The Industrial Revolution mainly was based upon the cotton industry, so, most of the
inventions made during that period were mainly for manufacturing and producing cotton.
John Kay, an English weaver met …
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characteristics and purposes into one machine in 1800. Cleaning cotton was also a
tedious and time-consuming job, so in 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which
could clean cotton 50 times as fast. Another technology came into play in the 1750's, the
steam engine. Now people could be transported to wherever they wanted to go in the
fraction of the time. Cities were able to move farther into land and grow.
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