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Textile Mills
it's a factory for making textiles. Cotton mills were made to move cotton through a precise series of production processes that separated, straightened, and twisted cotton fibers, combined them into yarn -
Cotton Gin
It's a machine for quickly separate the seeds from the cotton ball. Eli Whitney Had invented the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin changed the South by producing more cotton and a higher demand for labors in the fields. -
Steam Boat
Boats Powered by steam propelled paddles that increase the speed of river to travel. Robert Fulton invented steam boats. -
National Road
First national road building project funded by Congress. It made travel and transportation of goods much easier because it was one continuous road that was in good condition. -
Steel Plow
Farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it. John Deere invented the steel pow in 1837. The soil was different than that of the east and woods plows kept breaking. -
Mechanical Reaper
It was Invented by Cyrus McCormick a device that cuts grain.Farmers could double crop size and cut grain quickly. McCormick's invention that vastly increased the productivity of the American grain farmer. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe Invented the sewing machine in 1846. The purpose for sewing machines it was for fixing clothes in a factory. The sewing machine was used for making blankets and clothing it was faster. -
Interchangeable Parts
Certain parts that can be used in place of one another. Eli Whitney went to Musket production he had machines to make similar parts. -
Erie Canal
A canal between the New York cities of Albany and Buffalo, completed in 1825. Allowed western farmers to ship surplus crops to sell in the North and allowed northern manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West.
