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Steam Engines
Steam Engines were created by Thomas Savery. A Steam Engine is an engine powered by boiling water. This impacted the nation because it increased Western settlement due to the new transportation. -
Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was created by James Hargreaves. The spinning Jenny was a machine used to weave cloth and to sew clothing. This machine impacted the nation because it increased the clothing production and increased a need for cotton. -
Factory Systems
Factory systems were invented by Samuel Slator. A factory system is a place where all the manufacturing takes place, usually by water and in New England.The impact this had on the nation was that it increased growth of cities and made more jobs open up in the clothing industry. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. A cotton Gin is a machine used to pull seeds out of cotton. This invention impacted the nation because it contrubuted to the growth of slave trade in the South. -
Interchangeable Parts
Interchangeable Parts were invented by Eli Whitney. Interchangeable parts are replacement pieces for a specific item.
These impacted the nation beacue repairs became easier,cheaper,and decreased the need for skilled labor. -
National Roads
National Roads were created by Albert Gallatin. National Roads were a set of roads that went for Maryland to Virginia. These roads impacted the nation becuase they alloweed people to move around the country easier. -
Steamboats
Steamboats were created by Robert Fulton. Steamboats were boats powered on steam rather than using water wheels.These impacted the nation becasue transportation became easier and faster and it helped expand and open new cities. -
Erie Canals
Erie Canals were developed by John C. Calhoun. The Erie canal is a water way that links New York City to Buffalo. This water way impacted the nation because it opened up Ohio for transportation of farm products . It also made westward expansion easier. -
Textile Mills/Lowell Mills
The Lowell Mills were invented by Francis Cabot Lowell.The Lowell Mills were a place where girls would go to work for twelve hour shifts.This impacted the nation because it opened up more job oppurtunities for young single women and also gave them chance for an education. -
Steel Plow
The Steel Plow was invented by John Deere. The Steel Plow is a plow with a sturdy blade used to turn heavier soil. This impacted thr nation because plowing became easier and faster and farming production increased. -
Telegraph
The Telegraph was invented bySamuel Morse. The Telegraph was machine used to communicate by tapping out codes that where then sent over wires. This invention impacted the nation by making it faster and easier to communicate with people. -
Sewing Machine
The Sewing Machine was invented by Elias Howe, A Sewing Machine is a machine used to weave cloth and to sew clothing. This machine impacted the nation by increasing the clothing industry's production. It also increased the need for cotton. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The inventors of the Transcontinental Railroad were Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad. The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad the connected the Alantic and Pacific Coast. This railroad impacted the nation because it improved transportation of goods.
