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Industrial Revolution Timeline
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Textile Machines
Invented by Samuel Slater and started the mill indusrty. -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney
-Revolutionized cotton industry
-Led to cotton boom
-Increased demand for slavery in South -
Interchangable Parts
Invented by Eli Whitney
-Made machines easier to assemble and repair
-Made industry more pofitable -
SteamBoat
Invented by Robert Fulton
-Allowed goods to be moved more easily
-Increased trade an profits -
Locomotive (In America)
Invented by Peter Cooper
-Increased speed of transportation and travel
-Led to economic boom
-Increased westward expansion -
Harvesting Machine Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick
-Increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
-Beginnings of advertisin marketing -
Telegraph
Invented by Samuel F. B. Morse
-Made communication easier -
Steel Plow
Invented by John Deere
-Made farming easier -
Sewing Machine
Invented by Isaac Singer
-Made clothing production more efficient