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Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny. The Spinning Jenny is made for looming. The Spinning Jenny made the yarns and threads used by weavers in the looms. -
Steam Engines
James Watt invented the steam engine in 1775. It is used t;o harness energy of steam to move machinery. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton invented the seamboat. It was used to make transportation faster. It also made transportation of materials upstream possible. -
Factory Systems
Samuel Slator came up with the idea of factory systems.All manufacturing would occur under one roof. Factories were able to work their workers for long hours without much pay. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to help remove cotton from its seeds faster. The industry from the South grew very high because of the Cotton Gin. Processing cotton became faster and cheaper. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts.Interchangeable parts could fit on any gun. Before, manufacturers would make parts that would only fit on their guns. Eli's invention made it easier to use guns. -
National Roads
Albertr Gallatian invented the National roads. The roads where built from Maryland to Virginia. People could travel easier on safe roads. -
Erie Canals
The Erie Canal was made to help transport materials across America.Boats could carry more supplies and get to places faster. -
Lowell Mills
Fracis Cabot Lowell invented the idea of Lowell Mills. Families ould send heir girls to go work at these mills to make moe money for the families. It was cheap labor and they were able to make more products with all of the workers. -
Steel Plow
John Deere invented the steel plow. It is used to break up soil for farming. John Deere knew that only a hard plow could break up the hard soil. -
Sewing Machine
Wlater Hunt inventesd the first succesful sewing machine. The sewing machine made sewing faster and easier. -
Telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. The telegraph was used for communication through Morse Code. This invention made communication faster. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The inventor of the Transcontinental Railroad was the Central Pacific Railroad of California. This railroad ran from Iowa to Nebraska. With the Transcontinental Railroad, people could get around the country cheaper and faster.
