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1st Commercial Steam Engine
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steam engine improvemens made
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grooves added to make different shapes
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Paul and Wyatt invent roller -spinning machine
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first textile mills appear
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turnpikes were built
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spinning jenny and water frame improved roller machine
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power -driven machines started modern factories
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1st steam locomotive by Richard Trevithick (until now train cars were pulled by horses
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Fulton built 1st successful steamboat; bridges and lighthouses were built
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basic machines in use
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1st Reform Act
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2nd Reform Act
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working conditions and wages improved