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Invention Timeline
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Steam Engines
Thomas Savery/ powered engines by steam from boiling water. Increased western settlement due to improved transportation; increased factory development in new areas. -
Sewing Machine
Elias howel and James Hargreaves/ used to weave clothes and sew clothing. Increased clothing industry production, Increased a near for cotton. -
Factory Systems
Sameul Slator/ to bring all steps of manufacturing in one location. Brought machines and workersunder one roof;increased growth of cities; job oppurtunitiesof clothing industry increased. -
Cottin Gin
Eli Whitney/ It was used to remove cotton from its seeds.The cotton gin made the cotton industry of the south explode. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney/ Replaced pieces of exact specifications. Production became faster; Repairs easier and cheaper; decreased need for skilled labor. -
National Roads
Albert Gallatin/ allowed people to move about the country easier and avoided with settlement of new areas. -
Steamboats
Robert Fulton/ powered boats by steam engines than water wheels. Transportation became easier and faster; cities developed such as st. loui; westward expansion -
Erie Canals
Calhoun/ linked ny city to buffalo. Opened up Ohio for transportation of farm products and development;westward expansion made easier -
Lowell Mills
Francis Cabot Lowell/ increased job oppurtunities for women. Gave chance for education, increased job opputunities and put some workers in danger. -
Steel Plow
John Deere/ it was used for heavier soil. Plowing farms became much faster and easier; increased farming production and expansion of farms into the midwest. -
Telegraph
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
Central Pacific Railroad and Uniion Pacific Railroad/ connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Improved transportation as goods and people would be connected as they moved west.
