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Factories--
Industrial Revolution--Definition and Examples
from the History Channel
Industrialization, Labor and Life
article from National Geographic education division.
Steam in the Industrial Revolution
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Lowell Mill Girls and the factory system, 1840
article from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Lowell Mill Girls
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Primary Sources--
James Watt on the steam engine
Encyclopedia article written by James Watts. James Watt developed (1763–1775) an improved version of Newcomen's engine, with a separate condenser, called the Watts Engine.
Inventions--
The History of Steamboats
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The Revolution Begins: Steam Engines, Railroads, and Steamboats
article from Encyclopedia.com