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Factory Systems
Inventor: Samuel Slator
Facts: All steps of manufacturing occured in one location. Built near water & mostly in New England
Impact: Brought machines & workers under one root; increased growth of cities; job opportunities & clothing industry increased. -
Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Facts: Machine used to pull seeds out of cotton.
Impact: Increased production of cotton industry; Contributed to the growth of the slave trade in the South. -
Interchangeable Parts
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Facts: Replacement pieces of exact specifications. Parts that are exactly alike.
Impact: Production became faster: repairs easier and cheaper; decreased need for skilled labor. -
Steamboats
Inventor: Robert Fulton
Facts Boats powered by steam engines rather than water wheels
Impact: Transportation became easier and faster; cities developed such as St. Louis: westward expansion. -
Erie Canal
Inventor: Calhoun
Facts: Waterway tht linked NY city with Buffalo
Impact: Opened up Ohio for transportation of farm products and development ; westward expansion made easier -
Steel Plow
Inventor: John Deere
Facts: A light weight plow with a sturdy steel blader designed for heavier soils.
Impact: Plowing farms became much faster and easier; increased farming production and expansion of farms into the midwest U.S. -
Telegraph
Inventor: Samuel Moore
Facts: Machine used to communicate by tapping out codes that could be translated.
Impact: Improved communication by making it faster; connected regions of the country together. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Inventor: Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad.
Facts: Railroad that connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
Impact: Improved transportation as goods and people would be connected as they moved west
