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Industrial Revolution
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Water Frame
Samuel Slater brought the Water Frame to America
-This started the mill industry -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the Cotton Gin in America.
-Revolutionized cotton industry (made it more efficient)
-Led to cotton boom!
-Increased demand for slavery in South -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney also created Interchangeable Parts in America
-Made machines easier to assemble and repair
-Made industry more profitable -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton created the Steamboat in America
-Allowed goods to be moved more easily
-Increased trade and profits -
Locomotive
Peter Cooper created the first Locomotive in America-Tom Thumb.
-Increased speed of transportation and travel (goods and people)
-Led to an economic boom
-Increased westward expansion -
Harvesting Machine Reaper
Cyrus McCormick created the Harvesting Machine Reaper in America.
-This increased wheat production because it could cut quickly and effectively
-Beginnings of advertising market -
Telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse created the telegraph, and then Morse Code. The code used when one communicated with a telegraph.
-Made communication easier -
Steel Plow
John Deere created the Steel Plow in America
-Made farming easier -
Sewing Machine
Isaac Singer made the Sewing Machine in America
-Made clothing production more efficient
