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Samuel Slater invents the water frame
Started the mill industry -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
Revolutionized cotton industry (made it more efficient), led to cotton boom, increased demand for slavery in South -
Eli Whitney invents interchangeable parts
Made machines easier to assemble and repair, made industry more profitable -
Robert Fulton invents the steamboat
Allowed goods to be moved more easily, increased trade and profits -
Peter Cooper invents the locomotive
Increased speed of transportation and travel (goods and people), led to an economic boom, increased western expansion -
Cyrus McCormick invents the harvesting machine reaper
Increased wheat production because it could be but quickly and effectively, beginnings of advertising market -
Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegraph
Made communication easier -
John Deere invents the steel plow
Made farming easier -
Isaac Singer invents the sewing machine
Made clothing production more efficient
