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Interchangeable Parts
Inventor:Eli Whitney
Significance: He allowed parts to manufactured and sold in bulk allowing quick repairs to weapons and vehicles. -
Steamboat
Inventor:Robert Fulton
Significance: allowed goods to be transported upriver in a timely fashion. -
Mechanical Reaper
Inventor: Cyrus McCormick
Significance: Farmers could harvest larger pieces of land faster. -
Sewing Machine
Inventor:Elias Howe
significance: helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing at a much faster rate. -
Steel Plow
Inventor: John Deere
Significance:Farmers could grow larger pieces of land -
Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Impact: It allowed cotton to be processed 50 times faster than by hand. Whitney saw it as a way to decrease slavery, but it increased it tenfold
