Industrial Revolution TImeline

Textile Mills

Jan 1, 1789

Inventor: Samuel Slater
Significance: Textile Mills Were Simply Put Where They Made Textile (Cloth) To Create The Materials For Clothing And Other Such Products.

Cotton Gin

Mar 14, 1794

Inventor: Eli Whitney
Significance: Cotton Could Be Processed 50 Times Faster

Interchangeable Parts

Jan 1, 1798

Inventor: Eli Whitney
Significance: Parts To Manufactured Products Were Made To Be Identical. Parts Of Products Could Be Replaced Instead Of The Whole Product. Factories Were Needed To Mass Produce Interchangeable Parts.

Steamboat

Aug 17, 1807

Inventor: Robert Fulton
Significance: It Was Easier To Transport On Rivers Than On Land

Erie Canal

Jul 4, 1817

Inventor: Engineering People (New York)
Significance: Built In New York, Connecting Western Farmers To Cities.

National Road

Aug 1, 1818

Inventor: President Jefferson
Significance: 1st Major Interstate Highway, Over 600 Miles Long Expanding Roads Connected Western Farms To Cities

Mechanical Reaper

Jan 1, 1831

Inventor: Cyrus McCormick \
Significance: Farmers Could Harvest Larger Pieces Of Land

Steel Plow

Jan 1, 1837

Inventor: John Deere
Significance: Farmers Could Plow Larger Pieces Of Land

Sewing Machine

Sep 10, 1846

Inventor: Elias Howe
Significance: Helped Turned Manufactured Cloth Into Clothing