Industrial Revolution

By payton41608
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    Thomas Newcomen invents the steam engine in 1712

  • UK in 1750

    Population was 11,000,000
    20% of people worked in cities
    most people lived to be in their mid 30's
  • Cotton Gin Invented

    Cotton Gin Invented

    The Cotton Gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney
    The Cotton Gin made it a lot easier and faster for selling cotton crops by helping separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber
  • Telegraph Invented

    Telegraph Invented

    Samuel Morse invented the Telegraph
    The Telegraph for the first form of long distant communication that was faster then writing
  • Sewing Machine was invented

    Sewing Machine was invented

    Sewing Machine was invented by Elias Howe
    Clothes were made by hand, this invention made it a little easier.
  • Dynamite was Invented

    Dynamite was Invented

    Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel
    Faster and safer than mining
  • Telephone Got Patented

    Telephone Got Patented

    The Telephone got patened by Alexander Gram Bell in 1876

  • UK in 1900

    Population: 40,000,000
    80% worked in cities
    People lived about 45 or 50 years old
  • First Airplane Invented

    First Airplane Invented

    Orville and Wilbur Wright Invent the first airplane
    While it may not have lasted for long (12 second) it was still the first airplane invented
  • Model T was Created

    Model T was Created

    Henry Ford Creates the Model T car
    This is the first car made on a assembly line allowing it to cost less so more people can buy it