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Industrial Revolution

  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    Robert Fulton was born on November 14, 1765. He died February 24, 1815. He was born in Little Britain Pennsylvania. He invented the steamboat. The reason why he did was, they were going to be able to travel up river and get to their destination faster and easier. He invented the stemnoat in 1790. The invention was needed because they need a better way to travel and transport goods to farther distances.
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney
    He was born in December 8,1765. He died o January 8,1825. He was from Westborough, Massachusetts. He came up with the invention in 1793 to seperate the cotton seed faster than by hand. To help produce cotton faster and sell more. It also created more jobs for the north.
  • Samuel Slater

    Samuel Slater
    Samuel Slater was born June 9, 1768. He died April 21, 1835. He came from Derbyshire England. He made the factory systems. The reason for this was because he wanted to upgrade machinery to improve factories nad decrease working time periods. This had a big impact on us because all of our goods would most likely be made better.
  • Samuel Morse

    Samuel Morse
    He was born on April 27,1791. He Died on April 2, 1872. He came from Charlestown Massachusets. The reason he invented the telegraph was because he was out of town away fom his wife. His wife died and their was no way he could get the news to get back and see his wife's funeral. He invented the telegraph in 1843. The telegraph sent out noises for translations for people to understand. The invention was needed for farther and faster communications.
  • John Deere

    John Deere
    John deere was born in February 7, 1804. He died on May 17, 1886. He invented the steel plow. He made the steel plow because he wanted to help the famers get their job done faster and better. He invented the steel plow in 1837. What it did was slid soil so the famers didnt have to plow as much land. The invention was needed for faster plowing.