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Cotton Mill
Inventor - Samuel Slater
Invention - Cotton Mill
Date - 1793
Effects - Started mill industry -
Cotton Gin
Inventor - Eli Whitney
Invention - Cotton Gin
Date - 1793
Effects - Revolutionized cotton industry
Led to cotton boom
Increased demand for slavery in the South -
Interchangeable Parts
Inventor - Eli Whitney
Invention - Interchangeable Parts
Date - 1798
Effects - Made machines easier to assemble and repair
Made industry more profitable -
Steamboat
Inventor - Robert Fulton
Invention - Steamboat
Date - 1807
Effects - Allowed goods to be moved more easily
Increased trade and profits -
Locomotive
Iventor - Peter Cooper
Invention - Locomotive
Date - 1830
Effects - Increased speed of transportation and travel
Led to an economic boom
Increased westward expansion -
Harvesting Machine Reaper
Iventor - Cyrus McCormick
Invention - Harvesting Machine Reaper
Date - 1831
Effects - Increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
Beginnings of advertising market -
Morse Code and Telegraph
Iventor - Samuel F. B. Morse
Invention - Morse Code and Telegraph
Date - 1832
Effects - Made communication easier -
Steel Plow
Inventor - John Deere
Invention - Steel Plow
Date - 1837
Effects - Made farming easier -
Sewing Machine
Inventor - Isaac Singer
Invention - Sewing Machine
Date - 1860
Effects - Made clothing production more efficient
