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Textile Mills
Textile Mills were invented by Samuel Slater. Textile mill factories turned cotton into cloth in the south. This helped with the industrial revolution a lot. -
Cotton Gin
Created by Eli Whitney. This invention processed cotton 50 times faster than the slaves did. Eli thought that the Cotton Gin would reduce the need for slavery but it didn't. -
Interchangeable Parts
Created by Eli Whitney. This made multiple parts of same products so that they wouldn't need to replace the whole item. This increased factory businesses. -
National Road
The National Roads were invented by President Thomas Jefferson. The national roads allowed more and easy travel to be done within the United States. -
Steamboat
The Steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. This allowed sailors to sail smother and quicker on water to help transport goods. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was made by Robert Fulton. These were built to increase water transportation. -
Mechanical Reaper
The Mechanical Reaper was built by Cyrus McCormick. Because of the mechanical reaper, farmers could harvest larger pieces of land. -
Sewing Machine
This was created by Elias Howe. The sewing machine helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing. This increased the industry for cotton and cloth. -
Steel Plow
The steel plow was invented by John Deere. Because of the steel plow, farmers could now plow larger pieces of land.
