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Elias Howe created machines to weave cloth and sew clothing. They ware also refered to as spinning jenny's. These machines helped the clothing industry, but boosted the need for cotton.
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Invented by Thomas Savery, this was an engine powered by boiling water. It helped in the Western Settlement
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Samuel Slator brought workers together in a local factory with new and improved equipment.
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Eli Whitney created this machine to help clean cotton. It increased the production of cotton.
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Eli Whitney also came up with the idea to create replacement parts. As a result, production sped up and repairs were cheaper.
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Robert Fulton came up with the idea to put a steam engine on a boat. It helped cities develop.
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Albert Gallatin made a road from Maryland to Virginia. It allowed people to travel the countryside more easily and created settlement in new areas.
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Calhoun linked NYC with Buffalo through the Erie Canal. It improved transportation and sped up the Western Expansion.
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To create job opportunties for younf\g women, Francis Cabot Lowell created textilemills.
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John Deere designed this lightweight plow for heavy soil. Soon farmers could plow their feilds faster.
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Samuel Morse created the electric telegraph for early communication use. Translatable code went through cables to the reciever. It connected the country together.
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This railroad connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It improved transportation