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Textile mills
Inventor; Samuel Slater. Slater was called for the "Father of the factory System". Textile mills (factories) turned cotton from South into manufactured cloth. This impacted the North the most. -
Cotton Gin
A machine used for separating cotton from the seeds. It was invented by Eli Whitney. He thought it would reduce slave but it actually ended it up making the demand grow for more slaves. -
Interchangeable Parts
Inventor was Whitney. Parts of a product could be replaced instead of the whole product. Factories were needed to mass produce interchangeable parts. He began manufacturing musket rifles for the new American government -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton invented the first steamboat. The East Coast steamboat was used in coastal bays, harbors, and rivers throughout the East Coast. -
National Road
he National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson felt it was necessary in unifying the country. It connects Cumberland, Maryland to the Ohio River. -
Erie Canal
Project built to connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean for trade. It was opened by Governor Clinton. -
Mechanical Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick. Significance farmers could harvest larger pieces of land. It replaced the manual cutting of the crop with scythes and sickles. st. The McCormick mechanical reaper replaced the manual cutting of the crop with scythes and sickles. It allowed wheat to be harvested quicker and with less labor force. -
Steel Plow
Inventor; John Deere. Farmers could plow larger pieces of land. This impacted the west area mostly. -
Sewing Machine
Inventor; Elias Howe. Helped turn manufactured cloth into clothing. They are wildly used in today's time. This invention was mainly used in the North.
