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Spinning Jenny
*Invented by James Hargreaves.
*Machine used to weave clothe together to make clothing.
*Increased clothing production & the need for cotton. -
Steam Engine
*Invented by James Watt.
*Engine powered by steam from boilingwater.
*Used in boats and trains for transportation.
*Used in mills to power the looms (mills could be built any where now). -
Thresher
*Invented by Andrew Meikle.
*Seperates grains from the stalk.
*Increased production in agricultural industry & farming trade. -
Factory system
*Samuel Slater secretly brought ideas to america.
*Hundred of people worked in one place manufactering products.
*People move to city, work by the clock, and earn a wage. -
Cottin gin
*Invented by Eli Whitney.
*Seperated seeds from cotton.
*Increased demand for slaves. -
Interchangeable Parts
*Invented by Eli Whitney.
*Replacement pieces of exact specifications.(Parts are exactly alike).
*Production became faster.
*Reparis easier & cheaper.
*Decreased need for skilled labor. -
Steamboat
*Invented by Robert Fulton
*Boats powered by steam engines rather then water wheels.
*Transportation became easier and faster and cities such as St. Louis developed. Aided in Westward expansion. -
National Road
*Proposed by Albert Gallatin .
*Road built from Maryland to Virginia.
*Easier route through the appilachian mountains.
*Allowed people to move throughout the country easier & aided. with the settlement of new areas. -
Erie Canal
*Proposed by John Calhoun.
*Waterway that linked NY city with Buffalo.
*Opened up Ohio for for transportation of farm products & Development.
*Western expansion made easier. -
Mechanical Reaper
*invented byCyrus McCormick.
*Cuts Ripe Grains(oats,barley or wheat).
*Made production 24 times faster. -
Steel plow
*invented by John Deere.
*Didn't break or dull in the hard, clay, rocky soil.
*Increased production and settlers expanded west. -
Telegraph
*Invented by Samuel Morse.
*Devise used to send messages.
*Improved communication making it faster.
*Connected regions of the country together.
