1750-1807
industrial revolution begins in Britain
1750
Cumberland road construction begins
1811
anti-catholic riot in boston
1834
samuel morse invents telegraph anti cathodic riot in Philadelphia
1844
london worlds affair
1851
Samuel Slater builds first U.S. textile factory
1791
Erie Canal construction begins
1817
john deere develops steel plow
1837
potato famine in ireland
1845
cumberland road completed
1852
Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
1793
Erie Canal completed
1825
president van buren establishes ten-hour day for federal employees
1840
elias howe invents sewing machine
1846
cyrus field lays first transatlantic cable
1858
Whitney develops interchangeable parts for muskets
1798
first railroad in united states
1828
Massachusetts declares labor unions legal in commonwealth v. Hunt
1842
first general incorporation laws in new york
1848
pony express established
1860
robert fultons first steamboat embargo spurs American manufacturing
1807
Cyrus McCormick invents mechanical mower-reaper
1830s
era of clipper ships
1843
american or know-nothing, party formed
1849
first transcontinental telegraph
1861