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Dates
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Samuel Slater brings the waterframe to America in 1793. It started the mill industry. Picture:
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. It revolutionized the cotton industry (made it more efficient), led to a cotton boom, and increased a demand for slavery in the South.
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Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts in 1798. They made machines easier to assemble and repair, and made industry more profitable.
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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat in 1807. Itt allowed goods to be moved more easily and increased trade and profits.
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Peter Cooper brought the locomotive to America in 1830. It increased speed of transportation, and travel (goods and people), led to an economic boom, and increased westward expansion.
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Cyrus McCormick invented the harvesting machine reaper in 1831. It increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively, and was the beginnings of the advertising market.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1832. It made communication easier.
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John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837. It made farming easier.
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Isaac Singer invented the sewing machine in 1860. It made clothing production more efficient.
