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Invented by Thomas Savery, the steam engine helped increase westward expansion, it also increased factory development in new areas.
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Invented by Samuel Slator, the factory systems can now occur in one location. This also saves money.
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Invented by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin helped cotton porcessing speed up by getting more cotton done, however, it also increased the number of slaves on plantaions.
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Invented by Eli Whitney, the interchangeable parts, made it easier for people to fix items and it also didn't skilled labor.
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Invented by Albert Gallatin, the nationals road was built from Maryland to Virginia. This allowed people to move about the country easier.
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Invented by Robert Fulton, the steamboat was used for transporting people and cargo along the bodies of water. Transportation became easier and faster.
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Invented by Fracis Cabot Lowell, the Lowell Mills hired girls to work 12-hour shifts. This increased job oppurtunites for young and unmarried women.
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Invented by Samuel B. Morse, the telegraph was used to send messages across the country. The president could communicate with Congress if he was away.
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Invented by John Deere, the steel plow allowed farmers to turn heavy, gummy prairie sod easily. Plowing farms became much easier to do. Expansion of farms increased in the west.
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Invented by Elias Howe, the sewing machine made the job of sewing much easier and faster.
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Invented by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad, it was a railroad that connected the Atlantic and Pacific coats. Imporved transportation.
