Timeline of Events - Research Article from Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library

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Timeline of Events - Research Article from Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library

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1780:
American mechanics in the Northeast begin to apply principles learned from the English Industrial Revolution in their innovations on tools and machines.
1781:
Oliver Evans invents machines to replace human labor in flour mills.
1787:
John Fitch demonstrates the first working steamboat to potential investors.
1789:
Samuel Slater arrives in the United States with detailed knowledge of English textile machines and helps found the U.S. textile industry.
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1790:
Eighty percent of the nation's population is made up of farmers and ninety-five percent of the population lives in rural areas.
1790:
Congress passes the first patent law.
1798:
Eli Whitney proposes to make 4,000 muskets for the U.S. government, using new machine-making tools and interchangeable parts.
1807:
Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, makes its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany, New York.
1807:
Eli Terry builds four thousand clockworks on a tight schedule using the latest principles...

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