Industrial Revolution QSKC

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  • Samuel Slater invents textile mill machines

    Samuel Slater invents textile mill machines

    1. This started the mill industry
  • Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin

    1. Revolutionized cotton industry (made it more efficient)
    2. Led to cotton boom
    3. Increased demand for slavery in the South
  • Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts

    Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts

    1. Made machines easier to assemble and repair
    2. Made industry more profitable
  • Robert Fulton invents the steamboat

    Robert Fulton invents the steamboat

    1. Allowed goods to be moved more easily
    2. Increased trade and profits
  • Peter Cooper invents the first american locomotive

    Peter Cooper invents the first american locomotive

    1. Increased speed of transportation and travel
    2. Led to an economic boom
    3. Increased westward expansion
  • Cyrus McCormick invents the harvesting machine reaper

    Cyrus McCormick invents the harvesting machine reaper

    1. Increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
    2. Beginnings of advertising market
  • Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegraph

    Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegraph

    1. Made communication easier
  • John Deere invents the steel plow

    John Deere invents the steel plow

    1. Made farming easier
  • Isaac Singer invents the sewing machine

    Isaac Singer invents the sewing machine

    1. Made clothing production more efficient