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Industrial Revolution
Caused by invention/innovation, government polices, and protective tariffs. -
Textile mills
Invented by Samuel Slator. Samuel was called the " Father of the factory system". -
Cotton gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. To produce cotton 50 times faster -
Interchangeable parts
Invented by Eli Whitney. Parts were made to be identical, so parts of the product could be replaced instead of the whole product. -
Steamboat
Invented by Robert Fulton as a more efficient way of traveling by water -
National road
Increased trade between the north and west and helped the country expand. -
Erie Canal
connected the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean -
Mechanical Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick. Farmers could harvest larger pieces of land. -
Steel plow
Invented by John Deere. Farmers could plow larger pieces of land. -
Sewing machine
Invented by Elias Howe. Helped turned cotton into clothing
