Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, with 21 Activities
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS HANKS TO MY EDITOR Lisa Reardon at Chicago Review Press Also thanks to Christina Stern for her professional insights Special gratitude to the Miller family Jeff Kristie Bailey Zack and Brooklyn for their expertise and contributions to the project Bailey’s input and unique perspective was invaluable Zack's fascination with the boy miner photos was an inspiration And Brooklyn's help in papermaking was
TIME LINE LIA 1791 Samuel Slater builds the first thread spinning mill in the United States 1793 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin based on experiments he and Catharine Greene completed 1807 Robert Fulton designs a steam engine to power a boat 1822 Town of Lowell Massachusetts is founded 1825 Erie Canal is completed 1826 Joseph Niépce produces the first photograph 1830 Congress enacts the Indian Removal Act
