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The first textile mill
~Invented by Samuel Slater
~This started the mill industry -
Cotton Gin
~Invented by Eli Whitney
~Revolutionized the cotton industry
~Increased slavery demad in the south -
Interchangable parts
~Invented by Eli Whitney
~Made industry more profitable
~Made machines easier to assemble and repair -
Steamboat
~Invented by Robert Fulton
~Allowed goods to be moved more easily
~Increased trade and profits -
1st American Locomotive
~Invented by Peter Cooper
~Increased speed of transportation and travel
~Led to an ecomic boom -
Harvesting Machine Reaper
~Invented by Cyrus Hall McCormick
~INcreased wheat production because it could be cut quickly and effectively
~Beginning of the advertising market -
Single-wire Telegraph
~Invented by Samuel F. B. Morse
~Made communication easier -
Steel Plow
~Invented by John Deere
~Made farming easier -
The Sewing Machine
~Invented by Isaac Singer
~Made clothing production more efficient