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Spinning Jenny
-Invented by James Hargreaves
-Used to weave cloth together to make clothing.
-Increased clothing production and the need for cotton. -
Steam Engine
-Invented by James Watt.
-Engine powered by steam from boiling water.
-Used in boats and trains for transportation.
-Used in mills to power looms. -
Thresher
-Invented by Andrew Meikle.
-Separates grains from the stalk.
-Increased production in agricultural industry and farming trade. -
Factory System
-Samuel Slater secretly brought the ideas to America.
-Hundreds of people work in one place manufacturing products.
-People move to the city, work by the clock, and earn a wage. -
Cotton Gin
-Invented by Eli Whitney.
-Separates seed from cotton.
-Increased demand for cotton, which increased demand for slaves. -
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. -
Steamboat
-Invented by Robert Fulton.
-Boats powered by steam engines rather than water wheels.
-Transportation became easier and cities such as St. Louis developed. Aided in westward expansion. -
National Road
-Proposed by Robert Gallatin.
-Road built from Maryland to Virginia.
-Easier route through the Appalachian Mountains.
-Allowed people to move about the country easier and aided with settlement of new areas. -
Erie Canal
-Proposed by John Calhoun.
-Waterway that linked NY city with Buffalo.
-Opened up Ohio for transportation of farm products and development.
-Westwar expansion made easier. -
Mechanical Reaper
-Invented by Cyrus McCormick.
-Cut ripe grains.
-Made production 24 times faster. -
Steel Plow
-Invented by John Deere.
-Steel plow did not break or dull in the hard clay or rocky soil.
-Increased production and seddlers expanded west. -
Telegraph
-Invented by Samuel Morse.
-Device used to send messages.
-Improved communications by making it faster.
-Connected regions of the county together.
