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Industrial revolution

  • Textile mills

    Textile mills
    Started mill industry.
    Made by Samuel Slater
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    1) Led to cotton boom
    2) Revolutionized cotton industry.
    3) Incresed demand for slavery in the south.
    Made by Eli Whitney.
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    Industrial Revolution timeline

  • Interchangeable parts

    Interchangeable parts
    1) Made machines easier to assemble and repair.
    2) Made industry more profitable.
    Made by Eli Whitney.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    1) Allowed goods to be mooved more easily.
    2) Incresed trade and profit.
    Made by Robert Fulton.
  • Locomotive (In America)

    Locomotive (In America)
    Made by Peter Cooper
    1) incresed speed of transportation and travel.
    2) Led to economic boom.
    3) Incresed westward expansion.
  • Harvesting Machine Reaper

    Harvesting Machine Reaper
    Made by Cyrus McCormick
    1) Incresed wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively.
    2) Beginnings of advertising market.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Made by Samuel F. B. Morse.
    1) Made communication easier.
  • Steel Plow

    Steel Plow
    Made by John Deere.
    1) Made farming easier.
  • Sewing machine

    Sewing machine
    Made clothing production more efficient.
    Made by Isaac Singer.