apush people

starting from unit 3

john jacob astor

german-american businessman who monopolized the fur trade after the revolution; also creator of the first trust in America

Samuel F. B. Morse

revolutionized communication communication in the 1830s and 1840s with the invention of morse code and the telegraph

Samuel Slater

“father of the american industrial revolution”, british-american who brought textile technology from england to america

Eli Whitney

best known for his invention of the cotton gin that shaped economy of the south

Francis Cabot Lowell

introduced power loom and established textile mill in Massachusetts where the entire process of cloth production were done under one roof

sellers family

philidelphia family that invented a series of tools/machines that improve products. Establishes Franklin institute.

Cyrus McCormick

Invents the reaper. Cut grain at a faster rate. Work of 7 men. Allowed farmers to plant more acreage.