Industrial Revolution

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  • Interchangeable Parts

    Interchangeable Parts
    Inventor Eli Whitney , Parts to manfactured products were made to be identical .
  • Textile Mills

    Textile Mills
    Inventor Samuel Slater
    Significance :Slater was called the "Father of the Factory System "
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Inventor Eli Whitney .
    Significance :Cotton could be processed 50 times faster .
    Whitney THOUGHT the cotton gin would reduce the need for slaves
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    Inventor Robert Fulton . The steamboat could carry people and goods along the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes ,
  • National Road

    National Road
    Inventor President Jefferson . Significance was that it connect Cumberland ,Maryland to the Ohio River
  • Erie Canal

    Erie Canal
    Inventor Governor Clinton .Ingenious method of communication was used to inform New York City of the historic occasion .
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper
    Inventor Cyrus Mccormick
    Farmers could harvest larger pieces of land .
    Inventions and Innovations : West
  • Steel Plow

    Steel Plow
    Inventor John Deere .
    Significance : Farmers could plow larger pieces of land .
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    Inventor Elias Howe ,Helped turn manufactured cloh into clothing .