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Steam Engines
Inventor: Thomas Savery
What it does: Harnesses the energy of steam to move machinery
Impact: Provided a convenient source of energy; allowed for quick transportation;increased factory development in new areas -
Factory Systems
Inventor: Samuel Slator
What it did: All steps of manufacturing occured in one location; mostly in New England; Only near fast moving water
Impact: bought machines and workers under one roof; increased growth of cities; job oppertunities and clothing industry increased -
Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney
What it did: seperated seeds from cotton plants
Impact: It took less time to deseed cotton; production of cotton industry -
Interchangeable Parts
Inventor: Eli Whitney
What it did: Allowed workers to cut metal objects in an identical fashion
Impact: faster production -
Steamboats
Inventor: Robert Fulton
What it did: It took passengers and cargo across bodies of water; boats powered by steam
Impact: It allowed convinient transprtationof people and cargo -
Erie Canal
Inventor: Calhoun
What it did: Created a route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
Impact: Stimulated New York's economy and made New York a great trading center; made westward expansion easier -
Textile Mills
Inventor: Francis Cabot Lowell and Paul Moody
What it did: girls came to work 12 hour shifts and living in boarding homes
Impact: helped American textile industry; increased job oppurtunities -
Steel Plow
Inventor: John Deere
What it did: Allowed farmers to turn heavy, gummy prarie sod easily, which stuck to the older wooden and iron plows
Impact: Made farmwork much less physically demanding -
Telegraph
Inventor: Samuel F. B. Morse
What it did: Transmitted electrical signals over wires from location to location that translated into a message
Impact: Created almost instant communication between distant places -
National Roads
Inventor: Albert Gallatin
What it was: A road built from Maryland to Virginia
Impact: helped trade and transportation across the U.S -
Sewing Machine
Inventor: Elias Howe/ James Hargreaves
What it did: It was used to weave cloth and sew clothing
Impact: improved clothing industry; increased a need for cotton -
Transcontinenal Railroad
Inventor/Supervisor: Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad
What it did: It was a rairoad that went across the United States
Impact: Helped trade throughout the U.S.
