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Textile Mills
Samuel Slater is the inventor of the textile mills. Slater was called the "Father of the Factory System." Textile mills (factories) turned cotton from the South into manufactured cloth. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney is the inventor of the cotton gin. The cotton gin was used to quickly separate the seeds from the cotton ball, it could do the work of several men. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney is the inventor of interchangeable parts. The significance of interchangeable parts was parts to manufactured products were made to be identical. Parts of products could be replaced instead of the whole product. Factories were needed to mass produce interchangeable parts. -
Erie Canal
Canals were artificial rivers built to increase water transportation. Erie Canal built in New York, connecting western farmers to cities. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton is the inventor of the steamboat. The steamboat could travel faster and go upstream. Robert Fulton's Steamboat, clermont. -
National Road
National road is the first major interstate highway, over 600 miles long. Expanding roads connected western farms to cities. -
Mechanical Reaper
Cyrus McCormick is the inventor of the mechanical reaper. The significance of the mechanical reaper is farmers could harvest larger pieces of land. -
Steel Plow
John Deere is the inventor of the steel plow. The Significance of the steel plow is farmers could plow larger pieces of land. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe is the inventor of the sewing machine. The significance of the sewing machine is to help turn manufactured cloth into clothing.
