1750-1810
industrial revolution begins in Britain
1750
cumberland road construction begins
1811
anti catholic riot in boston
1834
elias howe invents sewing machine
1846
londons world fair
1851
Samuel slater builds first U.S textile factory
1791
erie canal construction begins
1817
john deere devolps steel plow
1837
potato famine in Ireland
1845-1849
cumberland road completed
1852
Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
1793
erie canal completed
1825
president Van Buren estbalishes ten hour days for federal employees
1840
First general incorporation laws in NY
democratic revolution collapse in Germany
1848
cyrus feild lays first transatlantic cable
1858
Whitney develops interchangeable parts of muskets
1798
first railroad in US
1828
Massachustetts declares laboe unions legal in common welath v. Hunt
1842
Samuel morse invents telegraph anti catholic riot in phili
1845
pony express established
1860
Robert Fulton's first steamboat Embargo spurs American manufacturing
1807
cyrus McCormick invents mechanical mower reaper
1830
Era of clipper ships
1843-1868
American, or know nothing, party formed
1849
first transcontinental telegraph
1861