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