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This was the first steam engine that could be applied to power machines.
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James Watt improved on Newcomen's design by having a condenser seperate from the piston, giving it more steam power and making it more efficient.
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, a device used to seperate the seeds of cotton from the fibers. This paved the way for cheaper fabric, which in turn paved the way for textile mills, a major source of jobs during the Industrial Age.
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At 363 miles long, the Erie Canal made it possible to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great lakes. In connection with immigration, it was for the most part constructed by immigrants.
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Railroad trackage increased 10 times over this time period (from over 3,000 miles to more than 30,000 miles).
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The freeing of the slaves meand millons of people vying for jobs. This meant cheaper labor and lots of it.
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Founded by Thomas Edison, this company manufactured electrical DC generators and lightblubs.
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On its first sucessful test run on this day, it reached speeds of 20 miles an hour.
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This comittee formed to protect the rights of children and to keep them safe (or out) of the workplace.
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The first mass-produced car ever, the Model T was wildly successful, selling a total of 15,007,034 by 1927. It was the first car produced on an assembly line, and this made it very easy and cheap to produce high-quality cars.
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The 2nd most deadly fire in New York history, the fire claimed the lives of 146 people locked inside
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This event marks the beginning of the Great Depression in the U.S. Wall Street had no money, so businesses closed and millions of peoples lost their jobs. The Depression lasted for 12 years.
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The United Auto Workers formed in Detroit to protect the rights of the auto workers.
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This is the organization of all the different U.S. and Canandian unions. They fight for workers' rights.
