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Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based on the conversion of fiber into yarn, yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into clothes. Different types of fiber are used to produce yarn.
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Interchangeable parts were invented by Eli Whitney. Parts to manufactured products were made to be identical. Parts pf product could be replaced instead of the Whole product. Factories were needed to mass produce interchangeable parts.
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The National Road was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson Administration. Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland in 1811.
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The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It could processed cotton 50 times faster. Whitney thought the cotton gin would reduce the need for slaves
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The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. The first steamboat was the Clermont
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The Erie Canal was opened by Governor Clinton. The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.
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Cyrus McCormick was the inventor of the the Mechanical Reaper. This machine caused crops to be harvested mechanically.
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John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 when the Middle-West was being settled. The soil was different than that of the East and wood plows kept breaking.Farmers could plow larger pieces of land. Many small farmers moved to the West to start larger farms.
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The Sewing Machine inventor was Elias Howe. It helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing. It was used for fixing clothes at a factory use, and on production lines.
