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Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution (1780-1850) -This part of history got its name because Great Britain began inventing new machines and technology.-Great Britain developed new machines for spinning cotton into yarn. As a result, Great Britain sold the cheapest cloth. -It was illegal for cotton spinning machines to leave the country.  Samuel Slater In 1789, Samuel Slater memorized the British spinning machines He came to the USA and began building cotton spinning machines to sell to Americans. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney was Born on December 8,