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Steam Engine
Who: James Watt
What: Items were able to be moved much faster
Where: Scottland
The steam engine is not being used today -
Steamboat
Who: Robert Fulton
What: People were able to travel an transport on water easier
Where: Philadelphia
The steamboat is still used today -
Erie Canal
Who: Irish immagrants
What: The Erie Canal was made to help connect Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean
The Erie Canal is still there today -
Mechanical Reaper
Who: Cyrus Hall McCormick
What: Harvesting crops could be done much faster. Also things did have to be done by hand
Where: Chicago
The Mechanical Reaper is not used today -
Steel Plow
Who; John Deer
What: Harvesting and hard labor could be finished quicker
Where: Indiana
The Steel Plow is still bein used today -
Telegraph
Who: Samuel Morse
What: People were able to communicate at a fast and easy way
Where: New York
The telegraph is not used today -
Morse Code
Who: Samuel Morse
What: People could understand and get messages easier
Where: New York
Morse code is used today but not like it was in 1840. It is now used with ships. -
Sewing Machine
Who: Elias Howe
What: Clothing was able to be made much easier and quicker
Where: Cambridge
The sewing Machine is still used today -
Vulcanized Rubber
Who: Charles Goodyear
What: Wood tires no longer had to be used
Where: Roxbury
Vulcanized rubber is used today -
Railroad
Who: John Stevens
What: Transporting items and people was made easier
Where: New Jersey
The Raiload is still used today
