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| During the Middle Ages, public lands were enclosed by fences which allowed for private farming and private gain. |
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| A natural outgrowth of the increased efficiencies in farming and agriculture |
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Technological Innovations: The Little Engine That Could
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| Middlemen would drop off wool or cotton at homes where women would make cloth, which would then be picked up again by middlemen, who would sell the cloth to buyers. |
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| Invented by John Kay in 1733, which sped up the weaving process |
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| Invented by John Hargreaves in 1764 which was capable of spinning vast amounts of thread |
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| Richard Arkwright and Edward Cartright |
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| Added Waterpower to the "Flying Shuttle" and the "Spinning Jenny" in the late eighteenth century, thus fabric-weaving was taken out of the homes and was centralized at sites where waterpower was abundant |
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| Inventor of the Cotton Gin in 1793,thereby allowing massive amounts of cotton to be quickly processed in the Americas and exported to Europe, the textile industry was taken out of the homes and into mills entirely |
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One of the most significant developments, which actually took the work of several people to perfect.
In the early 1700s, Thomas Newcomer developed an innefficient engine, but in 1769, James Watt dramatically improved it |
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| Built the first steamship in 1807 |
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| In the 1820s built the first steam-powered locomotive |
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But Wait, There's More
The Telegraph |
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| Invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse which allowed people to communicate across great distances within seconds |
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