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Textile mills were invented by Samuel Slater. It was used to turn cotton into cloth.
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The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It processed cotton 50 times faster than slaves could individually. The slaves actually had to work harder instead of less.
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The Interchangeable parts were also invented by Eli Whitney. You can use interchangeable parts and replace something instead of buying an entire new product.
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The national road was the first major road built by the federal government. It went from Illinois to Maryland.
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A steam boat is a boat ran by a steam engine. Robert Fulton invented the steam boat.
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Open up a trade route between New York and the mid west. It's a waterway, linked to the Hudson river.
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Invented by Cyrus McCormick. It was made to harvest large pieces of land at once.
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John Deere created the steel plow, to plow large pieces of land. It was invented when the land mid-west was being settled.
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The Sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe. The Sewing machine turns cloth into clothes, furniture, pillowcases, etc.
