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Steam Engines
Invented by Thomas Savery. This used steam to power locomotives and steamboats. The impact was that major forms of transportation grew and western settlement grew too. -
Factory Systems
Invented by Samuel Slator. This was where all steps of manufacturing occured in one location. Built near water and mostly in New England. This brought machines and workers under one roof, increased the growth of cities, and increased job opportunites and clothing industry. -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney, this machine separted seeds from cotton. It launched the cotton industry in the south and made making cloth a lot faster and easier. -
Interchangeable Parts
Invented by Elie Whitney. This helped workers make parts that are exactly alike. This made the production faster, making repairs easier and cheaper, and decreased the need for skilled labor. -
National Roads
Invented by Albert Gallatin. This was a road built from Maryland to Virginia. National roads helped people move around the country easier and aided with the settlement of new areas. -
Steamboats
Invented by Robert Fulton. Steamboats could transport people and things across bodies of water using steam. This made transporting things faster andfactories could be built anywhere. It also helped cities to develop. -
Erie Canals
Invented by Calhoun. This was a waterway that linked New York city with Buffalo. It opened up Ohio for transportation and increased westward expansion. -
Textile Mills/ Lowell Millls
Invented by Francis Cabot Lowell. Girls came to work 12 hour shifts and live in boarding homes. Thos increased job opportunities for young, unmarried women, gave chance them a chance for education, and also put some workers in danger. -
Steel Plow
Invented by John Deere. Thsi allowed farmers to turn heavy prairie sod easily. It was a lightweight plow with a blade designed to plow heavier soils. The steel plow made plowing much faster and easier. Farms expanded to midwest US. -
Telegraph
Invented by Samuel B. Morse. This machine gave people instant communication between palces in the US by tapping out codes. -
Spinning Jenny/ Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented it in 1846, and James Hargreaves invented it in 1764. It was a machine that could sew fabric easily, and do it fast. This increased the clothing industry and the need for cotton. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Invented by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. This connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. This opened up the west and improved transportation.
