The Industrial Revolution By hschultz-2020 Period: Jan 1, 1620 to Dec 31, 1870 Major Events Within The Industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1629 Giovanni Branca Devises Steam Wheel Jan 1, 1712 Thomas Newcomen's Steam Engine Jan 1, 1733 John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle Jan 1, 1764 Spinning Jenny Invented By James Hargreaves Jan 1, 1769 Richard Arkwright Patents Spinning Frame Jan 1, 1769 James Watt Improves Steam Engine Jan 1, 1779 Samuel Crompton Invents Spinning Mule Jan 1, 1785 Power Loom Invented Jan 1, 1793 Samuel Slater Opens First Industrial Mill In US Jan 1, 1798 Eli Whitney's Idea To Make Interchangeable Parts For Muskets Jan 1, 1807 Embargo Act Jan 1, 1811 Cumberland Road Begins Jan 1, 1817 Erie Canal Begins Mar 8, 1817 New York Stock Exchange Jan 1, 1823 Lowell Massachusetts Founded Jan 1, 1837 John Deere Creates Steel Plow Jan 1, 1866 Telegraph Cable Laid Across Atlantic
