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Textile Mill
Impacted the North and invented by Samuel Slater. Textile mills turned cotton from the South into manufactured cloth. -
Steamboat
Invented by Robert Fulton, made items travel faster & go upstream. -
Cotton Gin
This invention was made by Eli Whitney impacting the south. Was made to have cotton be produced 50 times faster. -
Interchangeable Parts
Made by Eli Whitney so that parts of products could be replaced instead of the whole product. This impacted the North and happened in the factories. -
National Road
This was part of the transportation revolution. It was the first major interstate highway being over 600 miles long, expanding roads and connecting western farms to cities. -
Erie Canal
Connected great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Was also built in New York connecting western farmers to cities. -
Mechanical Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick. The significance was that the farmers could harvest larger pieces of land in the West. -
Steel Plow
Made by John Deere and impacted the West. The significance was that farmers could plow larger pieces of land. -
Sewing Machine
Impacted the North, made by Elias Howe. It helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing.
