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Textile Mill
Samuel Slater invented the the textile mill which thenforth hence initiated the mill industry -
Cotton Gin
By creating the cotton gin, Eli Whitney revolutionized the cotton industry by making it more efficient. This then led to a cotton boom, which increased demand for slavery in the South. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney gets the credit for the brilliant idea of innterchangeable parts. They made machines easier to assemble and repair, and they made industry more profitable. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton invented the first steamboat, the Clermont. It allowed goods to be moved more easily. This therefore increased trade and profits. -
Locomotive (in America)
The locomotive (in America, made by Peter Cooper) increased speed of transportation and travel (goods and people), led to an economic boom, and increased westward expansion. -
Harvesting Machine Reaper
Cyrus McCormick invented the harvesting machine reaper which caused the increase of wheat production because it could be cut quickly and efficiently. This was the beginnings of advertising market. -
Telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph with the intent of making communication easier. -
Steel Plow
John Deere is the one who had the idea and acted upon the thought of a steel plow. It then made farming easier. -
Sewing Machine
Isaac Singer invented the sewing machine for what America knew it. An intended benefit was that clothing production was made more efficient.
