Positive And Negative Impact Of The Lives Of Americans During The Industrial Revolution

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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution impacted the lives of Americans in positive and negative ways including the building of new machinery, work in factory systems and development from rural to urban society. During the Revolution there were new and improved machines that helped with everyday tasks. This includes the Cotton gin, which was invented in 1793 by a This technology efficiently removed seeds from the Cotton fiber, allowing for better use of Cotton (Appleby et al 306-307). The next step during the industrial revolution was the factory system, which allowed all manufacturing to be performed in one centralized location. This idea was first introduced by Samuel Slater, who took over the management of a cotton mill, but