Chapter 12. Timeline By morganhenson23 Apr 28, 1750 Changes in Great Britain led to a greater demand for manufactured goods Apr 28, 1769 Richard Awkright invented a large spinning wheel called the telegraph Apr 28, 1790 Possible War with France? Apr 28, 1798 Eli Whitney tried to address some of the problems Apr 28, 1803 Robert Fulton tested his first steamboat design in France Apr 28, 1807 The Clermont traveled up Hudson River Apr 28, 1810 Gallatin suggested some reasons why there were so few fsctories in the United States Apr 28, 1822 The company built a larger mill in Massachuesetts Apr 28, 1824 Gibbons v. Ogden reached Supreme Court Apr 28, 1830 Peter Cooper built the Tom Thumb Apr 28, 1831 Cyrus developed a new harvesting machine Apr 28, 1832 Telegraph was perfected!!!! Apr 28, 1840 Martin Van Buren granted a 10- hour workday for many federal employees Apr 28, 1844 Lowell Female Labor Reform Association was formed Apr 28, 1845 Sarah Bagley was elected vice president of the New England Working Men's Association Apr 28, 1860 30,000 miled of railroad linked almost every major city in the eaatern United States