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Textile Mills
It was invented by Samuel Slater. It turned cotton from the South into manufactured cloth. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the Cotton Gin. The purpose was to process 50x faster and he thought it would be an invention to reduce the needs for slaves. -
Interchangable Parts
The inventor was Eli Whitney. The parts to manufactured products were made to be identical and the parts of products could be replaced instead the WHOLE product. It was important to factories also, because it was needed for mass produce. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called Clermont. -
National Road
First major interstate highway over 600 miles long.Expanding roads connected western farms to cities. -
Erie Canal
Project completed to connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean for trade. -
Mechanical Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick that farmers could harvest larger pieces of land. -
Steel Plow
This invention was by John Deere. The farmers could plow larger pieces of land. -
Sewing Machine
It was invented by Elias Howe. It helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing.
