The Indutrial Revolution

By kati_toft@yahoo.com

  • The first textile mill

    ~Invented by Samuel Slater
    ~This started the mill industry

  • Cotton Gin

    ~Invented by Eli Whitney
    ~Revolutionized the cotton industry
    ~Increased slavery demad in the south

  • Interchangable parts

    ~Invented by Eli Whitney
    ~Made industry more profitable
    ~Made machines easier to assemble and repair

  • Steamboat

    ~Invented by Robert Fulton
    ~Allowed goods to be moved more easily
    ~Increased trade and profits

  • 1st American Locomotive

    ~Invented by Peter Cooper
    ~Increased speed of transportation and travel
    ~Led to an ecomic boom

  • Harvesting Machine Reaper

    ~Invented by Cyrus Hall McCormick
    ~INcreased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
    ~Beginning of the advertising market

  • Single-wire Telegraph

    ~Invented by Samuel F. B. Morse
    ~Made communication easier

  • Steel Plow

    ~Invented by John Deere
    ~Made farming easier

  • The Sewing Machine

    ~Invented by Isaac Singer
    ~Made clothing production more efficient