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In 1769, Samuel Slater invented the water frame which started the mill industry.
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In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This revolutionized the cotton industry, led to a cotton boom, and inreased demand for slavery in the South.
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Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts in 1798. They made machines easier to assemble and made industry more profitable.
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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat in 1807 which allowed goods to be move more easily and increased trade and profits.
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Peter Cooper made Tom Thumb, the first American locomotive, in 1830. This had a big impact on the Industrial Revolution because it increased speed of transportation and travel, led to an economic boom, and increased westward expansion.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1832 which made communication easier.
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John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 which made farming much easier.
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The sewing machine made clothing production more efficient. Isaac Singer created this machine in 1854.
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Cyrus McCormick invented the harvesting machine reaper in 1858 which increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively. It started the beginning of the advertising market.
