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Factory Systems
Invented by Samuel Slator. All steps of manufacturing occurred in one location. Built near water and mostly in New England.
Brought machines and workers under one roof. Increased growth of cities; job opportunities and clothing industry increased. -
cotton gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. It is designed to remove cotton from it's seeds. The cotton gin made the cotton industry of the south explode. However the invention also had the by-product of increasing the number of slaves needed to pick the cotton, there by strengthening the arguments for continuing slavery. -
Interchangeable Parts
Invented by Eli Whitney. Replacement pieces of exact specifications. Parts that are exactly alike.
Production became faster; repairs easier and cheaper; decreased need for skilled labor. -
Steam boats
Invented by Robert Fulton. Powered by steam engines rather than water wheels. Transportation became easier and faster cities developed such as St. Louis westward expansion. -
Erie Canal
Invented by Calhoun. It was used to improve transportation into the interior and beyond the great physical barrier of the Applachian Mts. Waterway that linked New York City with Buffalo.
Increased job opportunities for young unmarried women, gave chance for education; put some workers in danger. -
Steel Plow
Invented by John Deere. A light weight plow with a sturdy steel blade designed for heavier soils.
Plowing farms became much faster and easier; Increased farming production and expansion of farms into the midwest U.S. -
Telegraph
Invented by Samuel Morse. Used to communicate by tapping out codes that could be translated.
Improved communication by making it faster; connected regions of the country together. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Created by the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad.
Connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Improved transportation as goods and people would be connected as they moved west.
