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Spinning Jenny
*James Hargreaves
*Used to weave clothe together to make clothing,etc.
*Increased clothing production & nedd for cotton -
Steam Engine
*James Watt
*Engine powerd by steam from boiling water
*Used in boats and trains for transportation
*Used in mills to power looms -
Thresher
*Andrew Meikle
*Seperates grains from the stalk
*Increased production in agricultural industry & farming trade -
Factory System
*Samuel Slater
*Hundred people working in one place manufacturing products
*People move to city, work by the clock, and earn a wage -
Cotton Gin
- Eli Whitney *Seperated seeds from cotton *Increased demand for cotton, which increased demand for slaves
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Interchangeable Parts
*Eli Whitney
*Replacable pieces of exact specifications. parts that are exactly alike
*Production became faster
*Repairs easier & cheaper
*Decreased need for skilled labor -
Steamboat
*Robert Fulton
*Boats powerd by steam engines rather than water wheels
*Transportation became much easier and faster throughout the city
*Aided in western expansion -
National road 1
*Albert Gallatin
*Road built from Maryland to Virginia
*Easier route to Appalachian Mountains
*Allowed people to move throughout the country a lot easier and aided with settlement in new areas -
Erie Canal
*John Calhoun
*Waterway that linked NY city with Buffalo
*Opend up Ohio for transportation of farm productions & development
*Westward expansion made easier -
Mechanical Reaper
*invented by Cyrus Mc
cormick
*Cut ripe grains
*Made production 24 times faster -
Steel plow
*Invinted by John Deere
*Did not break or dull in the hard, clay, rocky soil
*Increased Production and settlers expand west -
Telegraph
*Invented by Samuel Morse
*Deviced used to send messages
*Improved communication by making it faster
*Connected regions of the country
