Technology is forever changing, each year brings new advancements. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, technology was just beginning to improve the quality of life, limit disease, and increase food supply and transportation. In 1830, agricultural advancements were made, and the productivity was higher than before. However, not all technological advancements were good for the farmers. As productivity went up there was suddenly too much food. The price went down due to needing less workers and the abundance. These advancements made many of the farmers migrate to the cities in an attempt to have a better life working there. Another area of technological advancement was in the industrialization of the cities. The cities established large scale manufacturing of goods by mechanized means. They no longer had to rely on humans; machines were now able to do some of the human’s work, allowing for lower prices. The Rhode Island System, created at the start of the nineteenth century ushered in the industrial revolution in America. With the invention of a water powered spinning mill, the mill harnessed the swift moving current, to power the mechanical devices. Industrial manufacturing continued to develop major waterways along the east coast of America. The factories transformed the surrounding landscape through the intake of raw materials, and the output of pollution and chemicals. This was just a means of doing business, as these factories attracted large amounts of employees. Factories were now being built through all of the north east, and moved as far the the rocky mountains, In cities including Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York, numerous independent shops and had variously sized manufacturing establishments. However, New York was always the largest industrial employer, and Philadelphia close behind. The final area of technological advances was in transportation, and the ability to transport cargo. The Nineteenth and Twentieth