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Textile mill
Invented by Samuel Slater; People moved from farms and small towns to larger towns and cities to work in factories and the many support businesses that grew up around them. The success of the textile industry fostered many other factory systems. -
Steamboat
John Fitch; The era of the steamboat began in Philadelphia in 1787 when John Fitch made the first successful trial of a 45-foot steamboat on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787, in the presence of members of the United States Constitutional Convention. -
Cotton Gin
Invented By Eli Whitney; A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.The invention of the cotton gin caused massive growth in the production of cotton in the United States, concentrated mostly in the South, the region became even more dependent on plantations and slavery, with plantation agriculture becoming the largest sector of its economy. -
Interchangeable Parts
invented by Eli Whitney; Interchangeable parts are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.The development of the machine tools and manufacturing practices required would be a great expense to the U.S. Ordnance Department, and for some years while trying to achieve interchangeability, the firearms produced cost more to manufacture. -
National Road
Built by the Federal Government; Road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. -
Steel Plow
Invented by John Deere; A mechanical reaper or reaping machine is a mechanical, semi-automated device that harvests crops. Mechanical reapers are an important part of mechanized agriculture and a main feature of agricultural productivity. -
Erie Canal
Governor Clinton; It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. -
Mechanical Reaper
Cyrus McCormick; Reapers were machines developed in the early 1800s to help farmers harvest grain. -
Sewing Machine
Was invented by Elias Howel: The Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.
