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Textile Mills
Textile mills were invented by Samuel Slater. It helped turn the processed cotton from the south into manufactured cloth so then it could go to the sewing machine faster to be made into clothing. -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. The cotton gin made cotton be processed 50 times faster with the new invention. Whitney thought the cotton gin would reduce the need for slaves but they drastically needed more slaves to be able to get more cotton at the time. Helped them be able to process cotton faster than the regular way. -
Interchangeable parts
Interchangeable parts were also invented by Eli Whitney. The parts gave more people around the world a chance to repair their equipment more efficiently at the time. Giving people more than one part to help fix the whole product. Gave the people a chance to replace simple parts instead of replacing the whole product. -
Steamboat
The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. The steamboat was a good source for transportation across rivers or any source of water. It was another of way of getting around other than by horse. -
National Road
President Jefferson actually signed the act to establish the national road. The national road would connect Cumberland, Maryland to the Ohio River. In 1811 the first contract was awarded and the first 11 miles of the road was built. It acted as another way for trading and transportation. -
Erie Canal
The erie canal never said anything about an inventor. It did say that after digging for 425 miles Governor Clinton finally opened it up. Once Clinton left some type of communication got out to New York to tell about the historic occasion. -
Steel Plow
The steel plow was invented by John Deere. The steel plow gave farmer a chance to be able to plow larger pieces of land. This gave them a chance to farm more land at a higher rate. Plant faster and harvest faster. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the Sewing machine. This at the time helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing. This was also a North Inventor that invented the sewing machine. The sewing machine came up with a new way to make new clothes and make it faster than by hand. -
Mechanical Reaper
The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick. This piece of machinery gave farms the chance to harvest larger pieces of land. They could harvest faster and not use that much time as before.
