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Cotton Gin - Cotton Gin - 1793 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Impact: Machine that quickly Machine that quickly and efficiently removed and efficiently removed the seeds from the the seeds from the cotton fiber. cotton fiber. Helped to expand Helped to expand slavery. Cleaning slavery. Cleaning cotton was now cotton was now inexpensive. Made inexpensive. Made cotton a cash crop. cotton a cash crop.

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Steamboat Inventor Robert Fulton Impact: First steamboat was the Clermont. First steamboat was the Clermont. Allowed improved transportation of goods. Allowed improved transportation of goods.

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Page 1: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Cotton Gin - Cotton Gin - 17931793

Inventor Eli WhitneyInventor Eli Whitney

Impact: Impact: Machine that quickly and Machine that quickly and

efficiently removed the efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton seeds from the cotton fiber.fiber.

Helped to expand slavery. Helped to expand slavery. Cleaning cotton was now Cleaning cotton was now inexpensive. Made cotton inexpensive. Made cotton a cash crop.a cash crop.

Page 2: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Interchangeable Parts – early Interchangeable Parts – early 18001800

Inventor Eli WhitneyInventor Eli Whitney

Impact:Impact: Identical machine parts could be put together to make a Identical machine parts could be put together to make a

whole machinewhole machine Helped in mass productionHelped in mass production

Page 3: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Steamboat - 1807Steamboat - 1807

Inventor Robert FultonInventor Robert Fulton

Impact:Impact: First steamboat was First steamboat was

the Clermont.the Clermont. Allowed improved Allowed improved

transportation of transportation of goods.goods.

Page 4: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Steam EngineSteam Engine

Page 5: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Steam EngineSteam Engine

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SteamboatSteamboat

New Orleans

VicksburgVicksburg

Memphis

St. Louis

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Erie Canal - 1825Erie Canal - 1825

Inventor DeWitt ClintonInventor DeWitt Clinton

Impact:Impact: Atlantic Ocean now connected to Atlantic Ocean now connected to

Midwest.Midwest. Lowered the cost of shipping goods.Lowered the cost of shipping goods.

Page 8: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently
Page 9: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently

Steam Locomotive - 1830Steam Locomotive - 1830

Inventor: Peter CooperInventor: Peter CooperImpact:Impact: Helped to transform trade in the Helped to transform trade in the

nation’s interior. nation’s interior. Important in the settlement and Important in the settlement and

industrialization of the West.industrialization of the West.

Page 10: Cotton Gin - 1793 Inventor Eli Whitney Impact: Machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Machine that quickly and efficiently
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Steel Plow - 1834Steel Plow - 1834

Inventor: John DeereInventor: John Deere

Impact:Impact: Sturdier than the wood plow. Cut Sturdier than the wood plow. Cut

through hard packed soil of the through hard packed soil of the prairies.prairies.

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Mechanical Reaper - 1837Mechanical Reaper - 1837Inventors: John Deere Inventors: John Deere

and Cyrus and Cyrus McCormickMcCormick

Impact: Impact: Could now gather Could now gather

wheat by machine wheat by machine and not by hand. and not by hand. Farmers could grow Farmers could grow more wheat.more wheat.

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Mechanical ReaperMechanical Reaper

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Telegraph - 1844Telegraph - 1844

Inventor: Samuel MorseInventor: Samuel Morse

Impact:Impact: Allowed for faster communication Allowed for faster communication

over long distances. Morse code over long distances. Morse code developed as a means of developed as a means of communication.communication.

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TelegraphTelegraph

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Bessemer Steel Process – late Bessemer Steel Process – late 1800’s1800’s

Inventor: Henry BessemerInventor: Henry Bessemer

Impact: Impact: Allowed steel to be made cheaply. Allowed steel to be made cheaply.

Steel production soared.Steel production soared.

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Sewing Machine/Textiles – Sewing Machine/Textiles – Early 1800’sEarly 1800’s

Inventors: Elias Howe Inventors: Elias Howe and Samuel Slaterand Samuel Slater

Impact:Impact: Mass production of Mass production of

cotton textiles. cotton textiles. Production of Production of

clothing on a mass clothing on a mass scale.scale.