WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Manufacturing plants could now be built away from sources of power, like rivers.
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The size of cities grew because urban travel became cheaper and faster.
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Industrial workers had to work fewer hours, because electric machines were faster.
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Time-saving appliances helped out in the home.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The boom in productivity began with a few technical devices, including the spinning jenny, spinning mule, and power loom. First human, then water, and finally steam power were applied to operate power looms, carding machines, and other specialized equipment.
Detailed explanation-2: -An icon of the Industrial Revolution broke onto the scene in the early 1700s, when Thomas Newcomen designed the prototype for the first modern steam engine. Called the “atmospheric steam engine, ” Newcomen’s invention was originally applied to power the machines used to pump water out of mine shafts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among the most important inventions of the first Industrial Revolution include the steam engine, the spinning jenny, cotton gin, and the telegraph.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why was it important? The steam engine helped to power the Industrial Revolution. Before steam power, most factories and mills were powered by water, wind, horse, or man. Water was a good source of power, but factories had to be located near a river.