Nathan Industrial Revolution Timeline

samuel slater - textile mill

Mar 12, 1793

1. started mill industry.

eli whitney- cotton gin

Mar 12, 1798

1.revolutionized cotton industry (made it more efeciant)
2.led to cotton boom.
3. increased demand for slavery in south.

Eli Whitney - interchangeable parts

Mar 12, 1798

1. made machines easier to assmble and repair.
2. Made industry more profitable.

Robert Fulton - Steamboat

Mar 12, 1807

1. Allowed goods to be moved more easily
2. Increased trades and profits

Peter Cooper - Locomotive (in America)

Mar 12, 1830

1. Increased speed of transportation and travel (goods and people)
2. Let to economic boom
3. Increased westward expansion

Cyrus McCormick - Harvesting Machine Reaper

Mar 12, 1831

1. Increased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
2. beginnings of advertising market

Samuel F. B. Morse - Telegraph

Mar 12, 1832

1. Made communication easier.

John Deere - Steel Plow

Mar 12, 1837

1. Made farming easier.

Isaac Singer - Sewing

Mar 12, 1860

1. Made clothing production more efficient.