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Industrial Revolution Began
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In 1733 John Kay developed a wheel shuttle, later known as a flying shuttle.
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James Hargreaves created the spinning jenny in 1764, which allowed a machine with many spindles of thread to be spun at one time.
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Richard Arkwright developed the water frame in 1769
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Edmund Cartwright developed the power loom in 1785 which allowed quicker production of cloth. Finally, American inventor,
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Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin in 1793, which allowed for quicker production of cotton.