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Spinning Jenny/Sewing Machine
-Elias Howe/James Hargreaves
-Machines used to weave fabric and sow clothing.
-increased textile industry -
Steam Engine
-James Watt
-Spark of the Industrial Revolution
-later used in steamboats/trains.
-also used to power factories -
Factory Systems
-Samuel Slator
-All steps of manufacturing done in one place.
-made production faster/boosted manufacturing. -
Cotton Gin
-Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
-Removed the seeds from cotton much faster and cheaper than by hand.
-Exploded the cotton industry of the south. -
Interchangeable Parts
-Eli Whitney
-allowed for easy repair of muskets.
-passed on to things other than muskets.
allowed for easy repair/replacement -
National Roads
-Albert Gallatin
- Road from Maryland to Virginia.
-Made transportation faster/easier. -
Steamboats
-Robert Fulton
-boats powered by steam engines rather than water wheels
-could travel upstream.
-made transportation easier, especially NE -
Erie Canals
- John C. Calhous -Waterway that linked New York City with Buffalo -Made transportation faster/cheaper
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Textile Mills/Lowell Mills
-Francis Cabbot Lowell
-young girls came to work 12 hours a day in grueling conditions.
-increased job opportunities and productivity. -
Telegraph
-Samuel F.B Morse
-Transmits electrical signals from one place to another in seconds.
-brought the nation together. -
Steel Plow
-John Deere
-turned heavy sod easier/quicker than your regular wooden/iron plow.
-Dirt did not stick to the blade.
-Increased farming and settling in the south. -
Transcontinental Railroad
-Central pacific and union pacific railroad.
-railroad that connected atlantic and pacific coasts.
-improved transportation speed and effectiveness.
