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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin to process cotton faster and avoid picking the seeds out by hand. He thought it would reduce slavery, but it did the opposite. -
Steamboat
Created by Robert Fulton. This boat could travel faster and go upstream. This type of boat would lead to increased transportation in the near future for America. -
Interchangeable Parts
Created by Eli Whitney. This was the idea that parts to manufactured products were made to be identical. This would make replacing something instead of getting a whole new one possible. -
National Road
Also known as the Cumberland Road. This was the first major highway in the united states. It was 620 miles long. It connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers, it was a main transport path to the west. -
Erie Canal
Canals were man made rivers to increase transportation. The Erie canal was made in new York to connect western farmers to the cities. -
Steel Plow
Created by John Deere. Farmers could now plow large pieces of land with ease. -
Mechanical Reaper
Created by Cyrus McCormick and his father. With this farmers could harvest large pieces of messed up land. This and the Steel plow are very similar, -
Sewing Machine
Created by Elias Howe. The sewing machine was made to quickly turn cloth into clothing.Was very helpful for factories in the north. -
Textile Mills
created by Samuel Slater. Turned cotton into manufactured cloth. Father of the factory system.
