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steam engines
inventor: Thomas Savery
use: engines were powered by steam from boiling water
impact: increased western settlement because of the faster transportation; increased factory development in new areas
industry: transportation industry increased -
spinning jenny
inventor: James Hargreaves
use: spun thread and cloth
impact:increased need for cotton
industry: clothing industry increased -
factory systems
inventor: Samuel Slator
use: all steps of manufactoring occured in one place.
impact: machines and poeple worked in one place, cities grew, more jobs
industry: clothing industry increased -
cotton gin
inventor: Eli Whitney
use: machine used for separating cotton from its seeds
impact: increased need for cotton; contributed to growth of slave trade in the South
industry: cotton;clothing -
interchangeable parts
inventor: Eli Whitney
use: replacement pieces were exactly alike and had the same specifications
impact: production was faster: repairing was easier: decreased need for skilled labor
industry: maufactoring industry increased -
national roads
inventor: Albert Gallatin
use: road built from Maryland to Virgina
impact: people could travel around the country easie; new areas were settled
industry: transportation -
steamboat
inventor: Robert Fulton
use: faster boats becayuse it used a steam engine instead of water spinners
impact: cities expanded; westward settlement grew
industry: transportation industry grew -
erie canal
inventor: Calhoun
use; waterway that linked New York City with Baffalo
impact:opened up Ohio for transportation and trade of goods; helped make westward expansion easier
industry: transportation -
Lowell Mills
inventor: Francis Cabot Lowell
use: made higher quality cloth put spinning and weaving under one roof. Girls came to work 12 hour shifts & live in boarding homes.
impact:Imore jobs for young women; gave young woman a chance for education: put workers in danger
industry: clothing industry increased -
steel plow
inventor: John Deere
use: a new plow that plows heavier soils wihtout breaking
impact: made farming easier; increased farming production and increased farms in midwest
industry: farming -
telegraph
inventor: Samuel Morse
use: machine used for communication by using "Morse Code"'
impact: connected the country; made communication faster and easier
industry: communication -
sewing machine
inventor: Elias Howe
use: sewed clothes faster
impact: increased the need for cotton
industry: clothing industry increased -
transcontinental railroad
inventor: Central Pacific Railroad and Union pacific Railroad
usee: railroad that connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
impact: improvedtransportation; country is more easily connected
industry: transportation
