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Chapter Viii. Industrial Advance by 1840.

History of the United States, Volume 3 · Elisha Benjamin Andrews — chapter 8 of 40 · ~47 words · public domain

F. C. Lowell and his Waltham Power-loom. Growth of Factory System. New Corporation Laws. Gas, Coal, and Other Industries. The Same Continued. The National Road. Stages and Canals. Ocean Lines. Beginning of Railroads. Opposition. First Locomotive. Multiplication of Railroads.

PERIOD III

THE YEARS OF SLAVERY CONTROVERSY

1840-1860

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