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Industrial Revolution
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Lightning Rod
The lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin and it was placed on the top of a building. When lightning hits the building, the rod would absorb the lightning and prevent anyone from being hurt. -
Laissez-Fair
This economic system was used to not let the government interfere in the workings of the free market. -
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented this to make it easier for people to sew. -
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
Was used to quickly and easily separate cotton fibers from their seeds. -
The Battery
The Battery was invented by Volta and was named Voltaic Pile -
The Putting Out System
a system developed in the 18th century in which tasks were given to people who completed the work in their own home -
Steam Boat
Robert Fulton created the Steamboat and it is run on steam. -
The British banned Slave Trade
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Economic Collapse
This happened because of the expansion of credit and the banks' unregulated activities. This led to six years of depression. -
Temperance Movement
a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. -
Lowell Girls
Female workers who benefited by working in factories. -
Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegragh
Was used for communication between people using morse code -
Socialism
Karl Marx believed that the government should intervene to help peoples lives. -
The Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin showed everyone his theory of how humans evolved from apes -
Vaccines for Diseases
Louis Pasteur believed that germs caused diseases and created vaccines to cure them. -
Telephone
The telephone was used to communicate directly with one person. -
Thomas Edison invents the Light Bulb
an electric light which produces light with a filament wire heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows. -
Social Darwinism
The idea that natural selection applied to human society became known as Social Darwinism. -
Basketball was invented
James Naismith invented basketball so that people can play indoors on cold days. It grew into being a worldwide sport. -
The First Radio
The radio was used to communicate throughout the world.