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The first practical steam engine is invented by Thomas Newcomen. Steam would later become an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution.
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As the demands for goods increased, merchants needed a more cost-efficient way of production. Because of this, manufacturing moves from hand production to machine production in Great Britain.
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The spinning jenny is invented by James Hargreaves. This allows workers to produce multiple spools of thread at a time.
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James Watt patents an improved steam engine. This made it useful for factories and other power sources such as steam boats and trains.
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Samuel Slater opens the first textile mill in Rhode Island. It was one of the first factories in the United States.
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Robert Fulton starts the first successful steamboat operation. This was using the boat called the Clermont.
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The Erie Canal is completed. This opens up a waterway from the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean.
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A blacksmith named John Deere invents the steel plow. This allowed farmers to cultivate crops more efficientially.
