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Eli Whitney created the cotton gin to process cotton faster and avoid picking the seeds out by hand. He thought it would reduce slavery, but it did the opposite.
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Created by Robert Fulton. This boat could travel faster and go upstream. This type of boat would lead to increased transportation in the near future for America.
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Created by Eli Whitney. This was the idea that parts to manufactured products were made to be identical. This would make replacing something instead of getting a whole new one possible.
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Also known as the Cumberland Road. This was the first major highway in the united states. It was 620 miles long. It connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers, it was a main transport path to the west.
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Canals were man made rivers to increase transportation. The Erie canal was made in new York to connect western farmers to the cities.
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Created by John Deere. Farmers could now plow large pieces of land with ease.
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Created by Cyrus McCormick and his father. With this farmers could harvest large pieces of messed up land. This and the Steel plow are very similar,
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Created by Elias Howe. The sewing machine was made to quickly turn cloth into clothing.Was very helpful for factories in the north.
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created by Samuel Slater. Turned cotton into manufactured cloth. Father of the factory system.
