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Textile Mills
The inventor of textile mills was Samuel Slater. Textile mills turned cotton from the south into manufactured cloth. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney also invented interchangeable parts. Parts of products could be replaced instead of the whole product. -
Cotton Gin
The inventor of the cotton gin was Eli Whitney he thought this would reduce slavery instead it increased. Also cotton could be processed 50 times faster. The patent was not validated until 1807. -
Steam Boat
Robert Fulton was the inventor of the steamboat.Products were able to be shipped faster on water -
National Road
The first major interstate highway over 600 miles long. The road was funded by the government. -
Erie Canal
The Erie canal was built in New York. This canal connected western farmers to cities. -
Mechanical Reaper
Mechanical reapers are an important part of mechanized agriculture and a main feature of agricultural productivity. Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper -
Steel Plow
John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 when the Middle-West was being settled. This helped farmers plow larger pieces of land -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the first American sewing machine in 1846. It was used for fixing clothes at a factory use, and on production lines.
